surnamed Wang

Chapter 266 Pit

It took less than two days for the news of Yan Hanshan's defeat to reach the capital.

All dynasties in the Central Plains have regarded horse administration as a top priority, and the dynasty is no exception. Since its establishment, it has integrated various post stations and expanded official roads.

Even after 30 years of stable life, the imperial court still spends a lot of money to subsidize the post roads every year. Although the officials of the household department will propose to reduce the expenses of the post roads every few months, they are all suppressed by the emperor.

Today, the battle situation of two thousand miles can be conveyed to the capital in more than a day, all thanks to the 30 years of horse administration.

Wang Gingquan was woken up in the middle of the night, and before he could complain, he rushed to the palace. At this time, the emperor and several military officers were already waiting in the imperial study.

"Losing?"

"General Yan is afraid that he made a mistake..."

A military officer with a lion patch on his chest said.

Wang Gingquan glanced at the other party, and thought to himself, when is this going to stop here to smooth things over for his colleagues, that is my uncle, even if he is unlucky, can he still have his head chopped off?
"Master Zhao, what's going on?"

Wang Gingquan turned his head and asked a familiar military officer. He still knew a little about the other person's personality, not to mention being impartial, but he was also impartial, so he wouldn't talk like others.

The military attache who was asked clasped his hands and replied:

"My lord, there was a sudden heavy rain near Zhongdu Mansion the night before yesterday, General Yan's headquarters was accidentally burned to the granary by the other party.

The Second Prince took advantage of the situation to attack, and General Yan immediately organized resistance, but the granary was burned, and the morale of the army was already weakened, plus..."

"Add what?" Wang Gingquan asked with a frown.

"In addition to the fact that the other party brought down the sky thunder, the morale of the Dynasty army was completely destroyed, and this is..."

Wang Bingquan frowned even more when he heard the words, "What's the mess? Could it be that Zhang Jiao's possession of Wang Bingde was not enough to attract thunder?"

"Back to the lord, it is said that it is Wen Fuding of the Chuanlu Mansion who recruited the thunder." The military officer said in a low voice.

Wang Bingquan had a headache when he heard the words. He only knew that Wang Bingde had a few capable people under his command, but he never expected it to be so outrageous.

"Forget it, you guys go out first, we can discuss it tomorrow morning."

After the rest of the people had exited the imperial study, only the little emperor who was in charge of the king and an old eunuch who had been serving him were left in the room.

Wang Gangquan looked at the old eunuch, and said in a deep voice:

"I heard that you fought against that Wen Fuding?"

"Back to the prince, we did fight."

"He knows Refa?"

"Not only will it, but it's very serious. The servant is not an opponent." Zhou Xuantong paused for a moment when he said this, and then added: "The servant told Emperor Xianen about this as soon as he came back. Didn't Emperor Xianen tell you?"

Wang Gangquan rubbed his temples and said helplessly:
"The first emperor left in a hurry, and only explained part of the matter. I blame me for not asking clearly. You go back and give me all the information about Wang Bingde collected by the hidden guards. I will go through them one by one."

"Whoo."

……

It was night, Wang Bingquan and the little emperor turned on the lamp and read Wang Bingde's life together.

As the leader of the hidden guards, Zhou Xuantong was extremely careful and thoughtful in his work. Not only did Wang Bingde's life, but even important figures related to him were also listed here.

Wang Gangquan even found records about Nie Yingxue in it, and driven by curiosity, he opened the file.

After reading it carefully, Wang Bingquan became more suspicious. The two should have known each other since they were young. Later, Wang Bingde was admitted to the palace, and the two lost contact. Afterwards, the reunion was already a disparity in status, and it seemed that there was nothing too close. contacts.

But the more this happened, the more Wang Gangquan felt that there was something tricky about it.Others may not know, but he knows very well that Wang Bingde looks gloomy, but he is actually a very nostalgic person, especially for people he knew before entering the palace. This can be seen from his midnight visits to the old man who raised him.

Would such a nostalgic person ignore a childhood playmate?
Thinking of this, Wang Gangquan couldn't help but conjecture:
Considering the city of the second child, it might not be possible that all of this was done for outsiders to see. Nie Yingxue walked away strangely, so she went to find him if she couldn't keep it together.

Then what is the reason for the other party to do this? Is it just to protect Nie Yingxue?
Wang Gingquan couldn't figure it out for a while, so he had to put the file in hand aside. At this moment, he caught a glimpse of the little emperor holding a picture in his hand, in which was a black-clothed monk. No matter how Wang Gingquan looked at him, he looked familiar, so he looked at the picture from the other side. I took it in my hand.

"Maitreya, living in the Western Regions, met the sword god Zhao Zhiyi in February of the fifth year of the Dynasty, and the two hit it off right away, drinking at Zui Niu Slope.

In June of the same year, the two traveled northward together, and met Bodhisattva Mendi on the way.

In March of the sixth year of the Dynasty, Living Maitreya and Zhao Zhiyi fought in the Gobi Desert. The outcome was unknown, and the two parted ways.

At the end of the sixth year of the Dynasty, Zhao Zhiyi traveled to Xiejia Village, met a woman, and the two made a private decision for life.The next year, the woman gave birth to a baby boy, who took his life as a virtue. "

……

Seeing this, Wang Gangquan couldn't help but frown, things were really as he had guessed at the beginning, Monk Laitou and Sheng Endi were old acquaintances, but there was a conflict later.

In this way, could it be that the other party went to the capital to seek revenge and happened to be bumped into by him?
While guessing, Wang Gangquan continued to flip through the files.

The next few pages are all about Wang Bingde's childhood, and even recorded in details what he ate and where he went, presumably it was the order of Emperor Sheng En.

Wang Gangquan flipped through four or five pages in a row, and finally stopped.

"At the beginning of the tenth year of the dynasty, Emperor Shengen came to the throne, and the laughing Maitreya reappeared in the capital.

The two were drinking in the suburbs, Sheng Endi stepped back, and the content of the conversation was not allowed to be recorded.

In March of the tenth year of the dynasty, the second prince, Wang De, recognized his ancestor and returned to his clan. He changed his name to Wang Bingde, and became a teacher of Xiao Maitreya. "

Seeing this, the file in Wang Gingquan's hand fell to the ground with a "click", which shocked the little emperor who was concentrating on reading the book beside him.

"Uncle, what's the matter?"

The little emperor asked in a low voice.

Wang Gangquan opened his mouth, and it took a long while before he said:

"I know who is cheating on me."

The little emperor scratched his head upon hearing this.After a period of time, he has gradually gotten used to the other party's hammer and stick, and he didn't ask how to see the hole when he read the file, but just obediently bowed his head and continued to do his own business.

……

Nie Yingxue was his childhood playmate, and Monk Laitou was his master. Nie Yingxue took Yan Rongrong to hunt down Monk Laitou and was captured, and went to rescue him by himself... All of this was planned by this bastard.

Wang Gangquan finally had the answer in his mind.

Where did I offend him, just because I peeped at him every night?It's not going to be a deadly move, is it?
The more Wang Gangquan thought about it, the angrier he became. He blamed all the misfortunes he had encountered in these years on the other party. Even the shit he stepped on in the alley might be caused by the other party, in order to make him feel disgusted.

The more Wang Gangquan thought about it, the more outrageous he became, and in the end even things like shit and fart were put on the opponent's head.

"Boy, you asked for it yourself, don't blame me for not being a human being."

Wang Gangquan's face twisted, he said through gritted teeth, the little emperor beside him felt chills down his spine.

……

Because of Liu Ge's previous slap in the face of the Minister of the Household Department, all civil and military officials in the early court had no objection to sending troops to attack the Zhongdu Mansion again. Individual civil servants wanted to write something about Yan Hanshan's failure, but they were all suppressed by Wang Quanquan go.

Wang Gingquan was afraid that the civil servants would feel lonely if they didn't participate in the war, so he sent them a mission. The civil servants who received the mission all had mournful faces, uglier than a dead mother, and the little emperor on the dragon chair kept going. Le, thinking to himself that this uncle is really ruining others.

The difficulty for the imperial court to gather [-] soldiers and horses this time is much more difficult than last time. The empire has a vast territory, and correspondingly, an astonishing number of soldiers are required to station at the border.

Today, North Turkistan and Eastern Khan still often harass the border, and the border soldiers are almost a carrot and a pit. If you want to mobilize 3 people, it is really not an easy task.

This matter needs to be carefully considered by the Ministry of War. Wang Gingquan took the time to go to the ordnance factory, but he couldn't find Liu Luming after looking around. He asked a craftsman to ask and found out that Liu Luming went to Beishan to test shooting early in the morning. Well, maybe I won't be able to come back until evening.

Wang Gingquan didn't have much time to wait for him, so he planned to go to the Ministry of Punishments to ask about Nie Yingxue, so as to verify his guess.

Arriving at the gate of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, before entering, he heard bursts of applause coming from inside. While thinking about how the Ministry of Criminal Justice was like a vegetable market, Wang Gangquan stepped into the gate.

As soon as he entered the gate of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, two officials stopped the way, "Stop, who is it?"

"Oh, I'm..."

Before Wang Gangquan could finish speaking, an acquaintance walked up not far ahead.

"Blind your dog eyes, how dare the prince stop you?"

The person who came was Duan Kun, Fatty Duan, who was in charge of the prison.

Seeing Fatty Duan's words, the two officials hurriedly bowed to Wang Gangquan and said:

"The villain doesn't know that the prince is here, so please forgive me."

Wang Gingquan waved his hands, looked at Fatty Duan with a flattering face, and asked:

"What's going on inside, it's so lively?"

"Oh, today is the day for the selection of the Ministry of Punishment. Is the prince interested in going to see it?"

Wang Gangquan smiled when he heard the words, "It doesn't matter if you take a look."

……

Fatty Duan nodded and bowed all the way, explaining the selection criteria for the Ministry of Punishment to Wang Gangquan.

The selection of the Ministry of Punishment is mainly based on skill. Officials must be strong and have sound limbs, not too thin. Of course, if they have extraordinary skills, they can be hired even if they lack arms or legs.

The second is the investigative ability, which can solve cases through some clues.

Now the people participating in the selection are competing in the martial arts inside, and the officials are almost idle on weekdays. After finally catching up with the excitement, they naturally all came over to cheer and cheer. The applause that Wang Gangquan heard at the door just now came from this.

And every time there is a selection, someone will make a bet. If they think who will win in the ring and bet money, the odds of those who look fierce will naturally be lower, and the odds of those who are skinny and bone-boned will be higher. many.

In previous years, there have been a few unreasonable characters, who looked like bean sprouts, but were actually able to fight very well. It happened that the few people who won the bet all had crooked smiles when they won.

For such innocuous things, the chief would turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye. Occasionally, he would even send his subordinates to place bets for him if he liked something.

After all, no matter how great the rules are, they are nothing more than the money in your pocket.

Wang Gangquan came to the arena in the middle of the courtyard, there were two men in bunt clothes competing with each other on the arena, Wang Gangquan looked around, they were all rough old men, there was no female headhunter like Nie Yingxue at all.

When Wang Gangquan looked around, many people around him also looked at him.

From the moment he entered the courtyard, many sharp-eyed officials noticed him. Seeing his delicate skin and tender flesh, accompanied by a fat man, they took it for granted that he should be a young man from a high school.

Fatty Duan has always had a bad reputation in the Criminal Department. Apart from his creepy torture methods, he also has a disgusting flattering face.

Regardless of the official in Beijing, as long as he knows each other and is of a higher rank than him, he doesn't mind flattering him. There are even rumors that he once recommended himself to a masculine figure in power, wanting to offer his ass. As a result, people thought he was ugly, so they didn't take this issue at all.

Everyone has a clear mind and knows that this matter is probably made up indiscriminately, just to disgust this fat man who has no bottom line in life.

Although they knew it was false, everyone still enjoyed spreading the matter privately.

Fatty Duan himself naturally knew about it, but he didn't pursue it. In his opinion, this was clearly an affirmation of himself.

Wang Gangquan noticed that people around were looking at Fatty Duan with contempt in their eyes, although he was full of doubts in his heart, he was too embarrassed to ask, so he could only pretend that he hadn't seen it.

The battle between the two men on the stage has come to an end. The strength of the two men is equal. After punching each other for the last time, one of them finally couldn't hold on and fell down. Bravo.

With the result of this battle, some people in the audience rushed to a room beside them with joy, while others became dejected.

Wang Gangquan was puzzled and said:

"Master Duan, what happened to them?"

Duan Kun explained with a smile:
"My lord doesn't know something. Before each game, everyone can bet. If everyone wins or loses, there will be joy and sorrow."

When Duan Kun said this, he changed the subject and said with a smile on his face:
"Would you like to make a bet, too?"

"No hurry, let's take a look."

In the next match, there were still two men, but this time one of them was obviously much stronger. In the end, he naturally won easily.

Duan Kun explained from the side:

"We don't have any masters here, and the real masters don't go to this kind of place, so everyone usually bets on the one who is strong and strong. Generally, they can win nine times out of ten. Although the odds are a bit low, but after a day It’s enough to make a drink.”

"I see."

From the very beginning, Wang Gangquan felt that this group of people were not even ostentatious, at most they were three-legged cat kung fu, relying mostly on brute force. Now it seems that it is indeed like what Fatty Duan said, if they have real skills, they would not come here, go to Jinghu It is much better for Wei Yingzheng to be a small boss than to be an official.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard a familiar voice from the crowd:
"Get out of the way, it's time for the girl to come on stage."

"Girl, you don't look as tall as the ring, don't join in the fun."

There was a sudden burst of laughter from the crowd, and a girl with a door panel on her back was struggling to climb onto the ring, not to mention, it was really not much higher than the ring.

Wang Gangquan unconsciously pulled a smile, and said to Fatty Duan:

"Help me bet 100 taels, and bet on this little girl to win." After finishing speaking, Wang Gangquan took out a bank note from his pocket.

Fatty Duan took the bank note and said in disbelief:
"My lord, are you sure it's this little girl, not the one opposite?"

Today, I blame the little girl for being unlucky, and I happened to get the one who looked the least annoying, that person was over seven feet tall, with dark skin, a shaved head, and a scorpion tattooed on his exposed arm, obviously a vicious girl. Role.

You must know that the odds of the little girl in this competition are [-] to [-], while the bald man directly pays [-] to [-]. It is clear that the organizers are sure that the big man will win, and they don't want to do this loss-making business at all.

Wang Gangquan smiled even more, "It's just her. I haven't seen potatoes stuck in the handle of a knife before."

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(End of this chapter)