Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 30 Premeditated
After Liu Fuguo left the gate of the government office, he rode his horse and returned to his residence with his personal guards, and the officials of the left guard also left. The two of them, Sun and Sun, cursed secretly, so they could only go back to the guard with a group of subordinates.

When Liu Fuguo returned to the guard station, he felt that every military household he met on the road looked at him as if they were mocking him, and everyone was gloating, which made him even more angry, so he rode his horse back to his house and got off his horse Back into the yard.Butler Liu Cheng rushed forward to meet his master. Seeing his master's face was ugly, he cautiously asked with a smile on his face, "Master is back? Just now, my servants bought fresh big carp from the Yellow River, and they are still alive and kicking. The little one ordered them to be sliced ​​into fish fillets." , the master will be able to eat fresh and tender fish fillets in a while!"

Liu Fuguo snorted, walked towards the study without looking back, and ordered: "Go and call the master, no one is allowed to enter within fifty steps outside the study, go quickly!"

Liu Cheng hurriedly agreed, ordered his servants to prepare tea for the master, and then entered a small courtyard inside through the side door. This is the residence of Yang Mingsheng, the master hired by Liu Fuguo.

After arriving in the courtyard, I saw Yang Mingsheng staring at a piece of bamboo in the corner with his hands behind his back, in a daze, wondering what he was thinking about.

Liu Cheng coughed, Yang Mingsheng turned around slowly, and looked at Liu Cheng.

He is about thirty years old, with a dark complexion, a high nose bridge, narrow and long eyes, tight lips, and a thin and straight body.

He is a student in Yichuan County, Yan'an Prefecture. He has a wife and a daughter in his family. His wife is the daughter of an old boy in the county.

Although Yang Mingsheng was a middle school student at the age of 20, he failed after repeated trials. In order to support his family, he became a teacher in a local gentry's home.The master's family treats him very kindly, although the family of three is not rich and powerful, but relying on his three or two a month's Shuxiu, they live a very good life.

But all the good things were shattered half a year ago. Li Zicheng led his troops back to Shaanxi from Henan via Suizhou, and then headed north to prepare to return to his hometown Suide to recruit troops.All the way to break through the prefectures and counties, Yichuan is just within the scope of Li Zicheng's mopping up. There are only a few hundred people in the county. The whole family committed suicide and died for the country.

After the bandits entered the city, they raped and plundered money. Yang Mingsheng's boss was not spared and his whole family was slaughtered. Yang Mingsheng didn't go to class that day because his daughter was sick. He escaped from the county seat without any time to think about it, and then followed the fleeing crowd all the way to Xi'an Mansion.

On the road, he was robbed several times by small gangs of thieves, and his wife was shot to death by a bow and arrow.Yang Mingsheng, carrying his five-year-old daughter on his back, finally fled to Xi'an Prefecture after all kinds of hardships.Yang Mingsheng feared that the north of Xi'an would not be safe, so he walked southwest for several days before he arrived at Zuowei's jurisdiction in Xi'an.

The father and daughter were already in ragged clothes, suffering from hunger and cold, and collapsed at the entrance of the Longfu Inn where Sun Chuanting lived when he visited Zuowei privately last time.The shopkeeper was a kind person, so he quickly asked the assistant to carry the two into the store for treatment, and provided a small courtyard for the two to live in.

Yang Mingsheng's father and daughter recovered after a few days, and the shopkeeper also expressed deep sympathy for the shopkeeper's statement of identity and experience.Knowing that Yang Mingsheng is a scholar, he respected him very much, provided meals on time, and generously promised to let his father and daughter live for a long time.As a scholar, Yang Mingsheng has a very strong self-esteem. Although he is very grateful, he plans to leave this place after a period of recuperation and his body recovers completely.

The shopkeeper asked him where he was going, and Yang Mingsheng was at a loss. At this moment, he knew that although Daming was big, he had no place to live.

The shopkeeper advised him that his daughter was still young and couldn't bear to be frightened by running around again. He should stay here for a few years and make plans when his daughter grew up. Yang Mingsheng had no choice but to stay.The shopkeeper learned through the cousin who was in charge of the Weisuo that the command made Liu Fu's country lack a gentleman who handled the copywriting, and he was asking around to recruit people.But there are no scholars in the households in the guard house, and the scholars in nearby prefectures and counties are not willing to work in a warrior's house, so they have not been found.

Yang Mingsheng was worried that he didn't want to depend on others anymore, when the shopkeeper came back and said, he immediately agreed to go to Liu Fu's country to apply for a job.Liu Fuguo didn't know a lot of Chinese characters, so he hired a down-and-out old boy from Xingping County to help him with the copywriting of the guard.Last month, Lao Tongsheng resigned and returned to his hometown on the grounds of old age and frailty. His subordinates were all illiterate. Facing the various orders from Shangfeng, none of them could understand the various orders issued by the court.

Although the soldiers in the guard station exist in name only, there are still thousands of people in name. They have to submit letters to the court to ask for payment, and if a certain position is vacant, they have to report to the court the candidates, etc., all of which need to be handled by people who can read and write.

Yang Mingsheng's arrival made Liu Fuguo very happy. He personally came forward to test the school and observed secretly.

Although Yang Mingsheng failed in many trials, he was very talented. For a copywriting that he had never handled before, he only needed to take out the manuscript left by his predecessor and read it carefully, and he immediately knew how to deal with it. His quick thinking and broad thinking made Liu Fuguo Such a big boss admired him.

Since Yang Mingsheng took office two months ago, Liu Fuguo is very satisfied with the orderly handling of various correspondence and imperial government orders related to the guard.

After hearing that Yang Mingsheng's father and daughter lived in the inn of the institute, Liu Fuguo generously allocated a courtyard from his home and let Yang Mingsheng and his daughter directly live in it.As a scholar, although Yang Mingsheng looked down on Wufu from the bottom of his heart, he was still grateful for Liu Fuguo's kind treatment.Since then, the father and daughter finally have a home that belongs to them temporarily.

Seeing Yang Mingsheng turned around, Liu Cheng hurriedly cupped his hands and saluted, "Master, the master has returned from the provincial government, so please go to the study quickly, Master, to discuss something important!"

Yang Mingsheng frowned slightly, and asked, "Do you know what's going on?"

"I don't know why, but I just saw the master's face is very ugly and very angry!" Liu Cheng replied.

"Well, I see, I'll go there now!"

After finishing speaking, Yang Mingsheng walked towards the study, while Liu Cheng went to busy himself with other things.

When he came outside the study, he heard a crisp sound inside, like the sound of a teacup falling on the ground. Yang Mingsheng stepped into the room with doubts in his heart, and saw Liu Fuguo walking back and forth with his hands behind his back, cursing non-stop, and there was a piece of water on the ground. Stains, a celadon teacup is still broken into several petals.

Yang Mingsheng cupped his hands and said, "Dong Weng, why are you so angry?"

Liu Fuguo turned around abruptly, walked up to Yang Mingsheng in a few steps, grabbed his hands and said eagerly: "Sir, you are here, something big happened this time! This time, the Liu family might be ruined!"

Yang Mingsheng pulled out his hands calmly, cupped his hands and said, "Dong Weng, why are you in such a hurry? How about we sit down and talk slowly?"

Liu Fuguo slapped his forehead and said: "Yes, yes, it's a gaffe! Come on, sir, please sit down, let me tell you the matter, and ask me to give you an idea after listening. Scholars have a lot of ideas, let's not hide it. The gentleman said that now I feel that I have nowhere to go!"

After the two sat down, Liu Fuguo completely narrated what Sun Chuanting said today. Although he was illiterate, he had a very good memory. It's crystal clear.

After listening to his narration, Yang Mingsheng frowned, stroked his beard and began to think. Liu Fuguo didn't dare to disturb his thinking, but just watched him nervously.

After a while, Yang Mingsheng sighed, and said, "Dong Weng, I think this matter is extremely difficult. To put it bluntly, the three guards of Xi'an are doomed this time, and there is no way to deal with it for a while!"

After hearing the words, Liu Fuguo's face was full of disappointment, and he sighed: "Even a great talent like Mr. can't think of a way. Could it be that the accumulation of the Liu family for several generations is now going to be buried in my hands? Then I When you go underground in the future, what face do you have to meet your ancestors? Alas!"

Yang Mingsheng persuaded: "Dong Weng, this time the governor came here on the emperor's order. This is the cause of righteousness, and the master is famous; after the first month, he sent his generals hundreds of miles to attack and kill the king of Shanyang. The purpose of the act is to deter those who have evil intentions, who are obedient and disobedient. This matter is not only the imperial court represented by the governor, but also the powerful officers and soldiers under him, and even the military households in the guard will never agree! The governor is a majestic conspiracy, and there is no plan to deal with it unless... .”

The more Liu Fuguo listened, the more disturbed he became. When he heard the last sentence, he immediately lifted his spirits and asked hurriedly, "Sir, unless what?"

Yang Mingsheng shook his head and remained silent.

Liu Fuguo said: "Although Mr. Yang has not been here for a long time, Mr. Liu must have a good idea of ​​how he treats you. Now my Liu family is doomed. If we follow the regulations of the dog governor, my big Liu family There is not much left in the business, what will the hundreds of people eat and drink in the future? Mr. Yang, you can just speak up if you have something to say, it’s this time, why are you still hiding it?”

Yang Mingsheng sighed, and slowly said: "Dong Weng, these words came from me and entered your ears. I will not admit it except from this sect, and what I want to say are treasonous words. It's none of my business if you don't!"

Liu Fuguo hesitated for a moment, then said cruelly: "Mr., please tell me directly, the choice has nothing to do with Mr. Liu, and all the consequences are at Liu's own risk!"

Yang Mingsheng looked at the resolute Liu Fuguo, and felt a little unbearable. After all, Liu Fuguo was kind to his father and daughter, but considering the future of himself and his daughter, he still made up his mind.

He said: "Actually, just now, I have also considered going through the officialdom. It is the best way to use the superior to suppress the governor and force him to withdraw his words about rectifying the guard. But since I have been at Dongweng's for a few months, I have seen From Dong Weng's almost all correspondence, we can know from them that although Dong Weng's family is wealthy, he is only the chief of the guard after all. As far as we know, the highest-ranking civil servant that Dong Weng can communicate with is Shaanxi Bingbeidao. This is because he has the money and food allocated to the guards by the imperial court in his hands, so Dong Weng has a good relationship with him, and he is regarded as Dong Weng's immediate boss; Bei Dao can be regarded as a powerful figure in Shaanxi official circles, but compared with Mr. Sun, who was ordered by heaven to govern Shaanxi, he is really nothing, so this way has been blocked!"

Liu Fuguo knew what he said was true, so he didn't defend himself, but just listened quietly.

Yang Mingsheng sighed again, and continued: "Unless Dong Weng does everything according to the governor's words, if you want the Liu family to prosper for a long time, then you have to get rid of it, and only this picture can keep Liu. The present and future of our home!"

As soon as the words fell, Liu Fuguo jumped up suddenly, with a look of horror on his face, pointed at Yang Mingsheng with a halberd, and tremblingly said: "Kill the governor? Isn't that a rebellion? What kind of idea are you coming up with! What kind of heart do you have! You are going to make my Liu family copy and chop!"

Yang Mingsheng looked at him calmly, and said: "Don't be impatient, Dong Weng, killing an official does not mean rebellion. I have just said that no matter what I say, whether to do it or not is Dong Weng's own choice, and has nothing to do with me." Before I finished speaking, Dong Weng was so panic-stricken, so that's all I have to say next, and this matter is over!"

After Liu Fuguo came back to his senses, he returned to his seat and sat down slowly, staring at the door, and said coldly: "Okay, in this case, you should speak clearly, I want to hear, how did you kill a man?" The province seals off borders, but it is not considered a rebellion!"

Seeing his attitude like this, Yang Mingsheng knew that if he couldn't speak clearly, he might be in trouble today.

"My lord, killing an official does not mean rebellion. It depends on who kills. The students did not let the adults do this evil thing in person. If someone else removes the governor by false hands, then the governor will be replaced by someone else. According to the student's understanding of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, take over. I'm afraid that you won't do what your predecessor did, and the matter of rectifying the guards will probably be nothing. However, the students still have sincere admiration for Mr. Sun. Looking at his actions, they are indeed for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. If the students have not been taken in by the adults Thanks to my father and daughter, the students will never make such a plan to harm Master Sun!" Yang Mingsheng said.

Hearing this, Liu Fuguo's attitude changed, and he said, "Fake someone else? How did you do this plan? Tell me quickly!"

Yang Mingsheng smiled slightly and said: "Actually, the most important thing about this matter is the determination of adults, and how to act is secondary. The student's plan is actually very simple, and now the adults must make sufficient preparations. When the deadline set by the governor is approaching, My lord pretended that the generals under my command did not want to act in accordance with the regulations set by the governor, and I could no longer suppress the crowds to make trouble, so I asked my lord governor to come in person in order to subdue the rest of the people. If there is no accident, in order not to be contemptuous of my authority, The Governor will definitely come. Your Excellency organizes your cronies well. The more people the better, the situation will be chaotic. At that time, the fake show will be real, and the Governor will be besieged. However, the Governor’s battalion is extremely sturdy and invincible. At this time, Your Excellency Step forward, pretend to be a cover, take the governor into his own house and close the courtyard door, so as to separate the governor from his personal guards. At this time, even if there are guards around the governor, there will not be many. Your lord will prepare them in the house in advance. The elite servant, after killing him in one fell swoop, took the opportunity to open the courtyard door and let a group of troublemakers enter the house. The servants under the lord took advantage of the chaos and walked away, and the lord should also be injured and fall unconscious. It won't help the matter. Besides, your lord was seriously injured for protecting the governor. Even if the court pursues it in the future, it has nothing to do with your lord. Besides, according to the practice of our court, if there is any delay and prevarication, it will take a lot of time for the court to send personnel to investigate. , the result is often nothing. In addition, whether the Xi'an avant-garde and rear guards should also participate, that is the adult's own business. I have expressed all my thoughts in my heart. It is a reward for the adult for taking my father and daughter Well, I don't care about the future, I'll take my leave first, I'm afraid my little girl has woken up from her nap." After saying that, he cupped his hands and left.

Liu Fuguo was shocked by Yang Mingsheng's words, he didn't pay attention to Yang Mingsheng's departure, and fell into a tangle of confusion. After a long time of contemplation, he finally made up his mind. At this time, he knew that Yang Mingsheng had left, so he got up and strode out of the study. After arriving in the front yard, the two guards were strictly ordered to closely monitor Yang Mingsheng, and he was not allowed to leave the guard station, and he was strictly prohibited from contacting outsiders.Send people to Xi'an's avant-garde and rear guard, saying that he invited two commanders to come to the left guard to meet.After arranging these two things, Liu Fuguo went to the inner courtyard to have a meal and rest.

(End of this chapter)