A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 749 Confrontation
Li Banghua's face turned red all of a sudden, he turned his head abruptly, with luck in his dantian, he shouted sharply: "Who is talking?"

His eyes widened, and he shot around.

Especially following the position of the pronunciation just now, looking towards Wang Pu, and finally staring at Wang Pu with piercing eyes, very stern.

As the censor of the Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Li Banghua impeached many officials and dragged many officials off their horses. Usually, officials are terrified by hearing this, and they have their own majesty. His sharp eyes stare at him, putting great pressure on people.

But Wang Pu sneered again, he slapped the tea cover back, pointed to his nose and said, "It's me, Wang Pu, Dingxing Bo of the Ming Dynasty! If you are me, you need to hold the official ceremony, Zuo Du Yushi Banghua, and you are no exception!"

Li Banghua was stunned for a moment, and all eyes in the hall were also cast on him, quite jokingly.

Ji Shiwei sneered in his heart, feeling quite happy.

He naturally has feelings for the imperial court, but with the rise of Wang Dou, he is focusing more and more on his son-in-law. This is a typical concept of family overpowering the country.

What did Li Banghua say just now, did he come to thank Wanmin in Xuanzhen?Where does this put my son-in-law?This is to turn against the customer!
If he said that he had thanked the court on behalf of the court, Ji Shiwei would feel more comfortable. Did he come to deprive his son-in-law of his authority?

It's really heartbreaking!

Standing up to Wang Pu, he was quite pleasing to the eye for a while.

Li Banghua looked at Wang Pu coldly, Wang Pu just looked lazy and indifferent.

In the end, the concept of etiquette prevailed, Li Banghua saluted him, Wang Pu laughed, and said with a big grin, "Excuse me."

There was a chuckle in the hall, Zhu Zhifeng and Wei Jingyuan closed their eyes, humiliation appeared on their faces.

The snickering was extremely ear-piercing, but Li Banghua ignored it. He instantly regained his composure and looked at Wang Pu with his eyes, sharp as an eagle of prey.

He said solemnly: "Just now, this official thanked the Marquis of Yongning on behalf of the people of Xuan Town. Ding Xingbo made a mockery. I don't know what's so funny. The Marquis of Yongning is on behalf of the herdsmen of the Son of Heaven. What's wrong?"

"Dare to ask Ding Xingbo, is this place not under the rule of the imperial court?"

There was no sound in the hall, and the atmosphere became tense for a while.

Many people looked at Li Banghua, this old man is very powerful, he can bite anyone casually, and he will get three points to the bone.

Although Xuanfu Town is independent in fact, it still has to maintain its relationship with the imperial court. If Wang Pu denies it, the series of consequences will be unbearable for him.

Hearing about the turbulent undercurrents in the court earlier, in the confrontation of tongues, he accidentally got caught in a secret trick, sometimes even more dangerous than the battlefield.Look at this old man Li Banghua, he puts a few big hats on people in just a few words. Is this the fighting power of a cabinet member?

It's really dangerous.

Everyone looked at Wang Pu again to see what he had to say, even Wang Dou put down his teacup and became interested.

What a Wang Pu, I saw that he still had a lazy expression, and said slowly: "When patrolling on behalf of the emperor, he can naturally represent the people of the place. It's just that Benbo clearly remembers that Mr. Banghua is no longer an imperial envoy, but the governor of Anbei. The deputy governor of the government belongs to the subordinate of Yongning Marquis."

He curled his lips: "A deputy chief guard actually wants to climb onto the headgear of the capital. What is this called... It sounds better, it's called overreaching! It's worse, it's called the subordinates offending the superiors, disrespectful, and disrespectful!"

He also drank, stared at Li Banghua and said, "Could this be the way of your Lord Banghua to be an official? The courtesy of a minister?"

"it is good!"

There was applause in the hall, and Gao Shiyin yelled even louder, and he shouted: "Brother Wang, I will call you brother from now on."

Gao Shiyin has long been unhappy with old man Li, he looks like he is number one in the world, Wang Pu's words are really heart-warming, and he applauds him.

Han Chao and Wen Fangliang looked at each other and smiled.

Wang Pu smiled and said: "General Gao loves you, my little brother is ashamed."

Li Banghua's face turned blue suddenly, he didn't expect a martial artist in a place to speak so sharply, he grabbed a point and chased him to death.

What annoyed me was that I had nothing to say for a moment. After all, after reading the imperial decree, I was indeed not an imperial envoy, but a member of the Protectorate. What Wang Pu said was not wrong.

He originally intended to lecture Yu Wei, the imperial envoy, but when Wang Pu accurately caught the loophole, he felt awe-inspiring, as the local wolves came together, and he slightly underestimated the local heroes.

Wang Dou also secretly applauded, Wang Pu used this move well, typical way of using the other's way, and returning it to the other body, it's wonderful!

At the same time, he also saw Wang Pu's real side. He had always been servile in front of him, and usually ignored him a little bit. With Wang Pu's ability, he was actually more than enough to be his Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Seeing that Li Banghua couldn't step down from the stage, he scolded: "Brother Wang Pu, don't be so rude to Deputy Chief Protector Li."

Wang Pu smiled and said, "Master Hou is right, little brother Meng Lang is gone."

Wang Dou said to Li Banghua: "As long as the people get benefits, anyone can represent them. Li Gong continued to say, and this Marquis is all ears."

Li Banghua took a deep breath and insisted in his heart, don't be as knowledgeable as a martial artist, don't be as knowledgeable as a martial artist.

At the same time, Wang Dou and Wang Pu have a red face and a white face, how can Li Banghua not see it?
I thought to myself that Wang Dou instigated Wang Pu to be a bad person, and he himself was a good person, he was really sinister, he was not an ordinary person.

Earlier, he received the imperial envoy grandly, giving the court enough face, and no one could find fault with the etiquette system. Perhaps when the news spread, many people would still praise him: "The Marquis of Yongning is magnanimous. Punting also."

Maybe there will be voices from adults not to remember the mistakes of villains. After all, he was so targeted in the court, but now he is treated so courteously. Wang Dou has earned enough prestige, but he has become the villain of the stepped ladder. This person is not simple.

Now that I have become his subordinate, I am naturally at a disadvantage, and there is a long way to go to maintain the righteous way.

There was firmness in his heart, in the tiger's den, no matter how the sword was on the neck, the ax and the ax were on the body, I would not be afraid, and I would remain loyal and loyal.

He ignored Wang Pu, gave a solemn salute to Wang Dou, and continued: "Because of the love of the emperor, I appointed the subordinate officer as the supervisor of the Protector's Mansion, patrolling the soldiers and civilians to benefit the sick, killing the evil, in order to be safe and good. When I came to the Xuanfu, I was very pleased to see the people living peacefully and living a healthy life along the way, but also..."

He raised his voice suddenly, as if he was planning something.

Wang Dou's thoughts changed, Li Banghua's attitude seemed to have changed from that of the court, did he change his mind after seeing the power of Xuanfu Town?

Originally, he thought that Li Banghua would act like a loyal minister hitting a wall, angrily scolding himself, and then died a heroic death. Now it seems that he is going to work hard within the system?What if at this time Tang Ruowang and others continued to use Matteo Ricci's strategy of demoting Buddhism and destroying Taoism, aiding Confucianism to attack Confucianism, and finally achieved the goal of replacing it and transforming Xia with barbarians?
He raised his concentration, and everyone in the hall also listened quietly.

I heard Li Banghua continue slowly: "...Xuan Town is a small place, but there are many disadvantages. I came to Xuanfu, but I saw that the outline of the road was always reversed. The Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Principles, Great Righteousness of Monarchs and Ministers, First of all, Noble Rules and Disciplines, This is a perverse act! It is also said that you are close to virtuous ministers, far away from villains, and the Marquis of Yongning will use the small people, ignore the great virtuous, and even run rampant with evil officials. Stealing and plundering, and fines at every turn..."

Du Xun's eyes widened, "Evil officials are rampant, and they are often fined." Are you talking about our family?

Li Banghua spoke heavily, but the hall was full of anger. What is this old man Li talking about?Everyone is proud of the achievements of Xuanfu Town, but according to what old man Li said, it is worthless?Why not make people angry and hateful?
From time to time, someone shouted: "Nonsense, alarmist talk, mad dog barking..."

Zhu Zhifeng, governor of Xuanfu, stood up abruptly and said loudly: "What, Mr. Li is wrong? Why don't you let him speak? Are you guilty or afraid?"

Zhu Zhifeng has a strong temperament. When he was the governor of Xuanzhen, he was planning to do a great job. He also cooperated with Wang Dou, the general soldier of Xuanzhen at that time, but he didn't expect that he would slowly deprive him of his power without making a sound. In the past and now, officials are being recruited, and people from their own factions are still in danger of running away.

Could it be that I want to be a polished governor, like Ma Guoxi, who is in the army on the East Road, and be an idle official?
He is ambitious, how can he bear this?
So I really empathize with Li Banghua's words of "disregarding the great sages". At this time, Governor Zhu took the opportunity to vent his anger.

He was also extremely dissatisfied with the fact that everyone in the hall did not observe the dignity and inferiority, and frequently attacked them in groups. It seems that Li Gong was right again when he said, "The rules and regulations are reversed, the superiority and inferiority do not exist, and the decency does not exist."

Everyone criticized, but Li Banghua turned a deaf ear to it. He continued to say: "...Since the existence of ethics, there has never been such a bad person. What is even more terrifying is that the common people are openly pursuing profit, extravagant and extravagant. Prostitutes entertain themselves, this is the confusion of people's hearts! There is a saying in ancient times, extravagance, the family is also a moth, and those who are too vulgar and seek beauty will be exhausted in their business. In the future, people will be crowded and the soil will be full, and their livelihood will inevitably become more and more difficult. Also, the great drought of the Ming Dynasty Again and again, how can people be satisfied with self-interest in one place? Moreover, Baoanzhou is full of factories and workshops, filth is everywhere, and for a long time there are no green hills and green waters. All you can hear is the smell of chasing smells. Merchants are evil, so people are distorted. Aren’t you afraid? It’s really shocking to have redundant officials, levies and miscellaneous taxes, and the suffering of the people.

Li Banghua said a lot without taking a breath. He finally stared at Wang Dou with a cold gaze: "Those who fear the heaven and the earth will continue to pity the living and the people. When this group of people is angry, I hope that Yongninghou Fen will make up his mind to clean up the people." You stupid clown, gather your fierceness and stubbornness to correct people's hearts!"

"It's all bullshit!"

There was a bang, but it was Gao Shiyin who shot the case.

Although some of what Li Banghua said was incomprehensible, but what he could understand already made his lungs explode. With a choke, he drew out his sword: "Old man, I have endured you for a long time, you are here This is nonsense, believe it or not, I slashed you with a sword?"

Li Banghua let out a long laugh, and he chanted, "I'm not afraid of being smashed to pieces, I want to stay innocent in the world!"

He looked at Gao Shiyin coldly: "Since I came to Xuan Mansion, I have put life and death aside. Even with a sword on my neck and an ax on my body, why should I be afraid?"

He walked step by step, and said solemnly: "Your name is Gao Shiyin? Come on, strike here, the old man is full of blood, how can he be afraid of you, a mere man?"

He stared straight at Gao Shiyin with dark eyes, and pointed at his neck: "General Gao, use your sharp sword, just cut at this old man!"

Zhu Zhifeng's blood boiled with enthusiasm, he stood up abruptly, strode up to Li Banghua, and shouted at Gao Shiyin: "General Gao, if you want to murder Li Gong, just step over the old man!"

The governor of Datong Wei Jingyuan also stood up abruptly and stood in front of Li Banghua and Zhu Zhifeng. He smiled and said: "It's just a verbal confrontation, don't hurt your friendship."

Having said that, anyone could tell that he would use his life to protect the two of them.

At this moment, Gao Shiyin was a little dumbfounded. He held up his sword, and he was a little bit hard to get off. Fortunately, Han Chao and Wen Fangliang had already jumped out and pulled Gao Shiyin back from left to right. Han Chao even scolded him: "Old man Gao, what are you doing?"

Gao Shiyin shouted: "Don't stop me, I'm going to kill this old guy today."

"Get out!"

Wang Dou, who had been calm on the main seat, spoke, Gao Shiyin and others all retreated, and only Li Banghua, Zhu Zhifeng, and Wei Jingyuan stood proudly.

Seeing how they looked down on all the heroes, Zhong Xian murmured: "Today I finally saw what a loyal minister looks like."

Zhang Gui sighed to Tian Changguo beside him: "Old Zhang, I understand your Majesty's suffering."

Tian Changguo repeatedly said: "Yes, yes, it is really hard."

Ji Shiwei looked at the three people in the hall, his eyes flashed with displeasure.

Seeing the three of them standing upright, he yelled: "Zhu Zhifeng, Wei Jingyuan, what are you two doing there, and you still don't back down, you don't know how to behave yourself!"

Seeing that the faces of the two senior officials changed, but they still took their seats, only Li Banghua was still standing upright, Wang Dou laughed and said: "As Governor Wei said just now, it's just a verbal confrontation, don't hurt your temper."

He scolded Gao Shiyin and said: "Li Gong is a great Confucian of the generation, and has profound attainments in poetry and prose. Why don't you know how to respect scholars? Besides, Li Gong is quite old, even if he respects the elderly, he must not be so rude. , let’s not take this as an example, you know?”

Gao Shiyin smiled and said, "The general will know."

Li Banghua's expression changed. Was Wang Dou mocking him for only writing poems, or was he saying that he was old and faint?
And Gao Shiyin was so rude just now, so he just exposed it lightly?Partiality is too much!
He was about to speak when Wang Dou waved his hand to swallow the words in his mouth: "Just now, Vice President Li has been protecting his heart, and the chief minister has listened to it. Youdao is the truth, the more you argue, the more people are gathered. Let's argue in this room!"

He said: "Let's be a little bit ahead of time, and no one should make a move, otherwise the discipline will be severely punished. Chi Dacheng, you should watch it."

He looked at Chi Dacheng, and the expressionless Chi Dacheng gave a salute, and replied, "Yes!"

In fact, Gao Shiyin jumped out earlier. As the Minister of Supervision, he could stop it immediately, but he was also very angry with Li Banghua, and violated his principles for the first time.

He shouted: "Silence!"

There was no sound in the hall, especially Wang Dou's subordinates were sitting upright, showing good discipline, and Li Banghua's eyes flashed.

Wang Pu and others were also interested. What Li Banghua said just now, Wang Pu didn't know the real situation in Xuanfu Town, so he didn't say anything. Now he also wants to hear the opinions of the members of the shogunate.

And Du Xun also stared at Li Banghua gloomily. He is now in charge of the Urban Management Bureau and other departments.

Especially if Wang Dou dismissed him, it would be even worse.

(End of this chapter)