The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Jinyiwei, Fusi, Beizhen.

Guo Ang reported various matters to Mou Bin, especially those related to Jin Yiwei's transfer of people to Yongping Mansion in the recent period.

"... His Majesty has decreed that all people from the past must obey Cai Guogong's dispatch. Currently, Cai Guogong will not go to Yongping Mansion. Preparations and other matters are completed by Qianhu Sun Shangqi. His Majesty will also dispatch King Qianhu of the Jinyi Guards will come, and the two of them will have full authority to handle the affairs of Yongping Mansion..."

Guo Ang probably also knew that his errand as the envoy of Fusi Town in Beizhen was coming to an end, and he was trying his best to continue doing so.

It doesn’t have to be in Jinyiwei, because Guo Ang also knows that he can’t be promoted to commander, so he can only seek a military position and work as an errand in the Governor’s Mansion. In the future, he can be regarded as a prince in various border towns or places, and may be better than in It is better for Jin Yiwei to obey orders and do things.

After listening to the report, Mou Bin nodded with satisfaction and said, "Eunuch Li, the factory owner, told me that your majesty has given Yongping Mansion to Cai Guogong, and he will build a city, land, mines and various workshops there. The city will be built accordingly, and I heard that a railway will be built there, which is a car that can run with an iron shell. The docks and shipyards are already under construction. It is expected that when the Minister of Tang who went to Korea as ambassador returns, he will go there and Get an errand.”

Guo Ang asked: "In what name? Doesn't it mean that Jizhen is still Governor Liu now?"

"Who knows?" Mou Bin said, "Why should we care about this? The people sent there are just following orders. The Jin Yiwei now... must take orders from both His Majesty and Cai Guogong, but it is not something you and I can decide. . Earlier, Your Majesty asked some people who were convicted to work in Yongping Mansion. How did it go?"

Guo Ang said: "They are all connected with the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. In the past, when they migrated, they would go to the northwest. Now the prisoners are quite happy to hear that they are going to Yongping Mansion."

"Huh, that's not true. Yongping Mansion is close to the capital and is a prosperous place in the capital. Even if they are doing coolies and doing chores, going to Yongping Mansion can be regarded as burning incense for their ancestors." Mou Bin said in a cold tone.

"Uh……"

Guo Ang wanted to say something, but he seemed unable to speak.

Mou Bin glared at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

Guo Ang said: "Master Mou, you should also know that yesterday the British government sent people to Jinyiwei, saying that they wanted to bring back a guilty family member, Mrs. Baoguo."

Mou Bin hummed again and said: "There are quite a few people who care about her."

Guo Ang said helplessly: "I have also heard from my humble position that the lady of Baoguo Duke's Mansion is very powerful. She was already the head of the family when Mrs. Tai was still there, and all the matters in the government were obeyed by her. Since the death of the old man... Over the past few years, everyone inside and outside the government knows how powerful she is..."

Because Zhu Hui's biological mother died young, although the stepmother was Zhang Mao's sister, it was obvious that Zhu Hui did not take this stepmother seriously.

"Yes." Mou Bin nodded, "I also heard that in the first few years after my husband passed away, his health was not good, and he basically didn't care about the affairs of the family. If someone wants to give gifts to Bao Guo Gong, he must go through her first. Guan, Duke Baoguo will not openly accept bribes, but his wife can make the generals of the Governor's Mansion bow their heads."

Guo Ang said: "That's right. It was also because Duke Baoguo was so powerful before that all the remaining generals in the Beijing camp had to curry favor with him."

"Hmph!" Mou Bin sneered, "When the family was strong, the boss gave people a lot of problems and offended many people. Now that he is in trouble, of course he will not end well. In officialdom, people are at their best. That’s it, it would be okay if they were civil servants, as there have been quite a few problems involving these honorable ministers and generals in the Governor’s Mansion in recent years.”

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, after the Battle of Jingnan, the court treated civil servants who were Jinshis with courtesy.

Even if civil servants had misdeeds, they would just dismiss their official posts and return to their hometowns, but the background of military generals was very different, and some of them would confiscate their families and exterminate their families.

Guo Ang was a little confused: "Now that the British are speaking openly, I'm afraid it's hard not to give them face."

Mou Bin looked at Guo Ang coldly again. Guo Ang was so hairy that he didn't dare to look at Mu Bin.

Mou Bin said: "Why, are you starting to think of a way out for yourself?"

"This is not the meaning of humble position..."

Guo Ang quickly explained for himself.

In fact, it is no secret that Guo Ang is about to leave Jinyiwei, and the next stop Guo Ang hopes to go to most is naturally Jingying, because he does not have to go to the frontier to work hard, and with his status as the envoy of Fusi Town, Jinyiwei North Town After being transferred, even if he is not a general in charge of cao, he is still the deputy to the officers in charge of each battalion.

So now Guo Ang will find a way to curry favor with the British prince in the capital camp.

After all, he will probably be Guo Ang's direct boss from now on.

"Thinking about the humble position, even if such a woman is sent to Yongping Mansion, she can only do some chores such as moving, lifting, washing and cooking. And given her wealthy background, I'm afraid she won't be able to do it well. On the contrary, the British father-in-law Now that someone has come to ventilate him, if you really ignore him, even if you are commanded by Mou... I'm afraid you won't be able to interact with him again in the future."

Guo Ang quickly explained.

I am not doing this for myself, but for you.

I left immediately, and you, Commander Mou, think you can stay in your current position for a long time?

When you are about to be transferred from Jinyiwei, where do you want to go? Do you dare to say that you will have no interest in the British public in the future?

Mu Bin didn't say anything after hearing this.

Obviously offending Zhang Mao for the sake of being a member of the official family is not worth the gain, especially old man Zhang who likes to hold grudges.

To say that Duke Bao Guo had a bad reputation in the official circles before, his reputation as Old Man Zhang was not much better. Everyone in the capital and even in the imperial court knew that Zhang Mao regarded the capital as his own back garden, doing procurement and other matters. Is the implementation a matter of hands?

However, this can be regarded as a common problem among the Ming army.

No one is clean.

Seeing that Mou Bin didn't make any further comment, Guo Ang couldn't help but ask again: "Sir, please give me an idea. I'll do whatever you want in this humble position."

"Where is that person now?" Mou Bin's tone was not as harsh as before, but it still gave people a cold air.

As soon as Guo Ang heard something about her, he said: "The person is temporarily placed in Zhuangzi outside the city. After all, she is Mrs. Baoguo, and Duke Baoguo has only been convicted of exile and has not been sentenced to death. It can be considered that he has not been treated poorly. "

"It's up to you to decide this kind of thing."

Mou Bin casually said the next sentence.

The meaning is also very simple. I agree with you to do things, but I will not give you direct instructions. If anything happens in the future, you, Guo Ang, will be responsible. Who would have thought that it was you, Guo Ang, who wanted to curry favor with the British father, so you did this?

Of course, Guo Ang knew that he couldn't ask Mou Bin to "support" him. He still had to take the blame for this kind of thing.

Guo Ang said: "I'm just afraid that if the superiors ask about it in the future..."

"Will not."

Mou Bin said firmly, "Your Majesty has decreed that even if there is an amnesty or other events in the future, Duke Bao Guo's crimes will not be forgiven. This is the end of this line. You can put your heart back in your stomach."

"Then if Cai Guogong asks..."

"What do you mean? Do you think Guild Cai Guo cares about such an old lady?"

Mou Bin was also angry.

I've already given you face by asking you to do it. Do you still want to shirk responsibility or what?

Guo Ang said hurriedly: "This is a humble post. I just hope that if anyone asks, I hope the commander can help you."

"Ah."

Mou Bin was already impatient and immediately waved his hand, telling Guo Ang to get out of here.

After Guo Ang left, Mou Bin called someone over and said, "Send someone to invite Sun Qianhu over. I have something else to tell him."

Now Mu Bin no longer regards Guo Ang as his second in command, and now he has something to do with Sun Shangqi, which makes Mu Bin feel relieved. After all, he is Zhang Zhou's direct descendant.

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After Guo Ang received Mou Bin's approval, he immediately sent someone to take Mrs. Baoguo from Zhuangzi outside the city in a carriage and sent her directly to Zhang Mao's other courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing.

As soon as the person arrived, a man named Zhong met him at the door.

When he saw a woman in her forties, she looked smart and capable, but her beauty was nothing to do with it. Even the man surnamed Zhong felt... Zhang Mao was doing this purely for revenge. “Mrs.”

The guest named Zhong was very polite. After all, the woman in front of him had once been a favorite.

Mrs. Baoguo also quickly saluted him.

"Please come over here."

The man named Zhong led the way.

Behind him were only Mrs. Baoguo and a mother-in-law. When they arrived at a flower hall at the back, the man named Zhong waved his hand to screen the mother-in-law away.

"Madam, please tell Aunt Xu directly about your daily life here in the future. She is considered an old person here."

"Yes."

The once noble lady could only bow her head in front of a British official.

The two of them entered the threshold, but saw that it was just a small hall with simple furnishings.

Just when Mrs. Baoguo was curious about why this man brought her here, she heard the man surnamed Zhong say: "Madam, please wait here. Someone has been sent to invite the old man. I think he will arrive before sunset."

"Yes."

Mrs. Baoguo is still standing there.

The clothes on his body no longer look luxurious, but they are very clean. Apparently, he did not suffer much in the imperial prison. Later, he was directly placed to live in a manor outside the city. He was originally sent directly to Yongping Mansion as a criminal's family. , was sent here temporarily... She also knew her future destiny very well.

"Madam, please kneel down and wait." The man named Zhong finally bared his fangs.

When Mrs. Baoguo heard this, her body still trembled slightly.

It was obvious that this was to give him authority.

But people under the eaves had to lower their heads. After a moment of hesitation, Mrs. Baoguo also looked at the ground. It was obvious that she wanted to ask, it is so cold here and it is already the cool of autumn. Do you want me to kneel here?

Obviously, the man surnamed Zhong didn't care about this. He had already walked to the door and said in a condescending tone: "The father-in-law may intercede for the people in your house. It's better for the madam to be more pious. This is all about face." matter."

Mrs. Baoguo thought the same thing. Her husband was convicted and exiled, and her children were still sinners. She couldn't care about the servants at home, but she still wanted to protect her children from suffering. Even if they were used as cattle or horses for Zhang Mao, so what? ?

Originally she had no choice.

During the Ming Dynasty, there were many people like her who fell into the hands of officials.

After hearing this, she slowly knelt down without making any answer.

The man named Zhong left with satisfaction and went to the door to wait for Zhang Mao who had returned.

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……

Zhang Mao was still working in the capital camp, and he was planning to mention the matter to Zhang Zhou after his shift ended. After learning about it at the last minute, he even ignored the errand at hand and left the city in a hurry.

When the staff member surnamed Zhong helped him dismount, he smiled and said: "My lord, you don't have to be so anxious."

Zhang Mao jumped off his horse, glanced at his staff and said, "You don't understand."

The staff member was just laughing.

What's not easy to understand about this kind of thing?

The two of them walked into the courtyard, and Zhang Mao asked eagerly: "Where is the person?"

"In the east hall of the backyard, I told her to kneel and wait there." The man named Zhong said.

"Aren't you making things difficult for me? What do you think? Do you think I, Zhang, will be mean to others?" Zhang Mao was complaining, but he couldn't help but smile.

The guest named Zhong was also snickering.

Do you have to worry about your own affairs being known by outsiders? What do outsiders think? You really want to save face.

Zhang Mao's three steps turned into two steps. When he arrived at the door of the backyard, he still blocked the guests, saying that he could just go in by himself.

When he arrived at the flower hall, he saw that the door was open. Before he could turn to the door, he saw the once arrogant Mrs. Baoguo kneeling there, which made Zhang Mao a little more arrogant.

"Oh ma'am, why are you doing this big ceremony? I'm late!"

Zhang Mao adjusted his mood, and after turning around, his voice came before others.

At this time, Mrs. Baoguo raised her head slightly to see him coming in, and quickly lowered her head.

"Get up quickly, get up quickly. In terms of seniority, Dong Yang is still my junior. Such a cold weather and such a cold ground..."

Zhang Mao spoke in such a formal and polite manner, and seemed very formal, but after stepping into the threshold, he directly reached out to help him.

Originally, Mrs. Baoguo wanted to run away, but Zhang Maoshou couldn't help but grabbed her arm. Then, without any reaction, she was lifted up by Zhang Mao.

"Master, you..."

Mrs. Baoguo seemed to be very restrained, and she wanted to remind Zhang Mao that etiquette should be respected after all.

But as soon as the words came out of her mouth, she realized that she had no power to refute at this moment.

Zhang Mao can do whatever he wants.

"Look, Madam, you are looking very haggard." After Zhang Mao helped the person up, he still refused to take his hand back. He said with a false concern on his face, "I have seen Anyuan Hou before, and he came to me to beg for mercy. , saying that I was asked to intercede with Dong Yang, so I went to Bingkuan’s house.”

"Then... Mr. Cai Guo..."

Mrs. Baoguo had previously felt resigned to her fate, but after hearing this, there were still some waves in her heart.

If it's as old man Zhang said, it's hard to tell whether he is a good person or a bad person.

Zhang Mao said: "It's a pity that Bingkuan still has a businesslike tone, which means that he doesn't care. I can only find a way to help Dongyang's family to make some arrangements. Madam, please sit down."

After saying that, Zhang Mao seemed very considerate and helped Mrs. Baoguo sit on the chair.

Then Zhang Maocai sat back on the chair next to him, with a coffee table in the middle, which made Mrs. Baoguo's face look a little normal.

"My safety is of little concern. I ask you, sir, to do something for the younger generation in the family. I will treat you like a cow and a horse for you. They are still... suffering in prison." At this point , Mrs. Baoguo couldn't help but wipe her tears.

Zhang Mao smiled and said: "Of course I will find a way. I will help anyone I can. This is also courtesy. I am the person who does not understand etiquette? Madam, don't worry. After some time, I will let you go. But what I wish for.”

These words are clearly implying that you were rude to me because you didn't understand etiquette.

Isn’t it in my hands now? (End of chapter)