Peach and plum spring breeze and a glass of wine

Deputy Qin Qianhu just quit the Qianhu public house.

Yang Ge turned around and said to Fang Ke beside him: I can't completely trust this old guy. You can copy that letter a few times later and send it to the North Town Office in Beijing.

Fang Ke bowed his hands in sincerity: Yes, sir!

Yang Ge picked up his pen and continued to write: Here comes someone. Call the commander-in-chief of the first company, Gu Tong, to come over.

The warriors on duty outside the hall responded loudly: Here!

Yang Ge: Starting from today, a copy of all the information sent back from Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be sent to me, including the Di newspaper sent from the capital, and I will also see it!

Fang Ke: Yes, sir...

While the two were talking, Gu Tong dressed up and walked in quickly, bowed down and said: I have a humble position, Gu Tong, and I would like to pay my respects to you, sir.

Yang Ge put down his brush: Old Gu...

Gu Tong responded quickly: I'm here for my humble duty.

Yang Ge raised his hand with a smile: Don't be nervous, stand up and have a chat with us brothers.

Gu Tong, who wasn't nervous at first, suddenly became nervous when he heard his words: Whatever your lord's orders are, just tell me. I'll do whatever it takes to be humble enough to do my job!

Yang Gewen said: I told you to stop being nervous and get up and talk!

Gu Tong stood up straight, his right eyelid twitching and his head lowered, not daring to look directly at Yang Ge above.

Yang Ge smiled and said: Lao Gu, you have been with me for a long time, right?

Gu Tong replied without thinking: Back to your lord, I have been following you for one year and five months in my humble position.

Yang Ge nodded: You've been with me for so long and you're still the commander-in-chief, so you still blame me a lot, right?

Gu Tong hurriedly clasped his fists and said: Your Excellency, you save the humble family and you are in front of the water and fire, and you are the support and cultivation behind. Gu Tong feels deeply in his heart. Every night he only regrets that he has low abilities and cannot repay the kindness of the adults. How can he be reborn in his heart? Resentment? Isn’t that wolf-hearted, ungrateful, unkind, and inferior to pigs and dogs?”

He uttered four idioms in a row without even taking a breath.

I knew that we, the brothers who stirred things up in one pot, were the most reliable.

Yang Ge smiled and put on his high hat, and then said: Now there is a dangerous road here, and you need to go there. If you are willing to go, I can't guarantee that all of you can come back alive. But I can guarantee that all those who come back alive will be promoted to one level. Even if I don’t have so many vacancies in the right post, and I kneel on the threshold when I go to the Beizhen Prefecture, I will definitely let you go to other guard posts to become small flags, General banner, hundred households.”

When Gu Tongyi heard this, his heart suddenly went cold.

He didn't know other big guys, but he knew a lot about his own big guys. He said that if it was a dangerous road... then it would really be a narrow escape!

But his bosses have already talked about this, and coupled with the temptation of promotion and fortune... Gu Tong hesitated for a moment, then clasped his fists and clasped his hands and said, Excuse me, sir!

Yang Ge pressed his hands and said slowly: You don't have to make a decision in a hurry. You can go back and discuss it with your brothers first. After all, it is a life-threatening job. I won't force you... Anyway, I will give you the way. , If you dare to go, you can get promoted and get rich. If you don’t dare to go, it’s okay. But when you talk about it in the future, you can no longer blame me, my old boss, for not giving you a chance. I blame you for not having any future.

Gu Tong was about to say more, but Yang Ge waved his hand: Go and discuss with the brothers first. I'll wait for your reply.

Gu Tong had no choice but to clasp his fists and retreat.

After watching Gu Tong exit the palace, Fang Ke whispered, Sir, why are you taking this matter so seriously? Why don't you go there in person?

Yang Ge shook his head: You can't move for the time being. Someone in the institute needs to keep an eye on me.

Fang Ke chuckled and said no more.

What is a confidant?

This is called a confidant!

Soon, Yang Ge wrote a letter, sealed it and handed it to Fang Ke: This letter will be sent to Jiang Kui, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, using Wei Li's communication channel.

Fang Ke took the letter with both hands and put it in his arms, nodding in agreement.

Yang Ge leaned back in his chair, crossed his fingers, and thought about what other cards he could play...

‘Mingjiao? ’

An idea flashed through his mind, but he immediately rejected it.

The emperor and his ministers were fighting each other, and the rebels got involved. No matter which side won, the rebels would not be able to gain favor...

Yang Tiansheng regarded him as his brother, but he could not regard Yang Tiansheng as his brother-in-law.

At least until things become irreversible, people from the Ming Cult cannot get involved.

He thought about it over and over again, but he couldn't find the optimal solution until he was tired of thinking. Finally, he felt cruel and murmured to himself: Damn it, if the court really can't do enough, I will put on a nine-cylinder mask and go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to pull the law. Raise a team of men and go kill the Japanese on your own... If you are in a hurry, kill them all, including the Third Secretary and Prince Ning! ’

He doesn't care how the emperor and his ministers fight.

Anyway, if you want to gamble with what he has accomplished with great difficulty, it just won't work.

He promised the people of Yangzhou that if anyone bullied them again, he would go there again...

He will not lick his words back after they have fallen to the ground.

It’s not easy for anyone to save face!

After lighting the incense, Gu Tong left and came back: Master Qi, I have already discussed this humble position with my brothers. We will take over this job one after another!

After a pause, he added: No one can compete with us!

Okay, piss!

Yang Ge slapped the table and gave him a thumbs up: I knew I wouldn't see the wrong person.

Gu Tongyi bowed his head to the end and said: Our platoon was brought out by the adults. Even if the brothers are shattered to pieces, they will never dare to lose the face of the adults!

Yang Ge nodded and said loudly: Close the door.

The two warriors guarding outside the hall heard the sound, stepped forward and closed the door of the public house, stepped back three feet, and stood with their swords pressed.

Yang Ge stood up and walked down the hall, called Fang Ke and Gu Tong in front of him, and whispered: Have you still forgotten the skills I taught you before?

Gu Tong quickly shook his head: How dare our brothers forget the skills taught by our Lord?

Yang Ge: As long as you haven't forgotten... At present, a large number of Japanese Ronin have appeared along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. There are signs of trouble. I need your platoon to secretly rush to Jiangsu and Zhejiang immediately and infiltrate into cities along the coast. In short, wherever there are Japanese Ronin Wherever you go, you go.

After the nails are firmly established, we will establish an intelligence station with you as the center to investigate and summarize the situation of the Japanese Ronin along the coast. There are two main tasks.

1. Find out who is colluding with these Japanese people and keep the evidence so that the court can settle accounts in the future.

Second, grasp the whereabouts of the Japanese Rondos and prepare for the imperial court's encirclement and suppression of the Japanese Rongrants...

Is the mission clear?

Gu Tong nodded solemnly.

Yang Ge nodded: Okay, let's talk about the precautions.

First, the information you compiled must be sent home every seven days. If there is special information, it can be sent back immediately. At home, Fang Baihu will be responsible for receiving the information you send back and hand it over to me. In hand.

2. Your trip is a reconnaissance mission. Try not to use force. Everything is to ensure your own safety. If it is absolutely necessary, I will allow you to retreat. I will manage the manpower to respond. As long as you retreat to the Bian River, It’s safe.”

When Gu Tong heard this, the solemn look on his eyebrows relaxed, and he solemnly clasped his hands in his fists and said: Please rest assured, sir, our brothers will do their best to complete the mission!

Yang Ge patted his shoulder and said softly: This time you have a heavy burden. The brothers' task is to complete the things I asked you to do, and your task is to bring all the brothers I brought here alive. return!

As he said that, he put one arm around Fang Ke's shoulder and the other around Gu Tong's shoulder, and encouraged: Everyone, do your best. If you do well in this job, sooner or later it will be you who take the position of the two Deputy Qianhu in the right office. Two, I said so!

Not to mention Gu Tong, even Fang Ke's heart skipped a beat after hearing this piece of cake.

Is there anything wrong with a fierce man who even beats the governor at his request? He said he wanted to protect their position as vice-president of a thousand households.

Nothing wrong with it at all!

The two looked at each other, clasped their fists in unison and said, I am willing to die for you!

Yang Ge patted the two of them on the shoulders: Okay, don't say such unlucky words during the Chinese New Year. Let's all live well. Only when we are alive can we have a future, and only when we are alive can we have a future... Lao Gu, go down and greet the brothers to pack up. Leave today and someone will take you south.

Gu Tong clasped his fists and exited the public hall.

After making these arrangements, Yang Ge finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned around, glanced at the Grand Master's chair in the hall, and asked, Where is Zuo Jing?

Fang Ke: My lord, Deputy Qianhu of the left has been on leave for more than a month... As you know, he and Deputy Qinhu have never had much trouble with each other. After Deputy Qinqianhu took charge of the family, he kept suppressing him, so he simply It’s time to come to the Yamen, out of sight and out of mind.”

Yang Ge: Tell him to come back to work. How can such a big yamen do without anyone in charge?

Fang Ke said doubtfully: My lord, are you not...

Yang Ge rolled his eyes angrily and said plausibly: I'm just a cook, how can I be worthy of being the home of Yousuo?

Fang Ke: This... haha!

Do you want to kill the left deputy Qianhu too?

You must be thinking so, right?

Yang Gecai didn't bother to care what he thought, just said let's go and walked out swaggeringly.

Wherever they passed, countless warriors in embroidered clothes clasped their fists and bowed: Farewell, Your Excellency!

…

Are you finally willing to enter the palace?

Emperor Xiping put down the documents in his hand and looked at Shen Fa who was hiding under the steps with a pair of panda eyes with a smile on his face.

It had been seven or eight days since he was beaten violently by Yang Ge in the street, and the bruises on his face were still there.

Seeing that he couldn't hide, Shen Fa simply raised his head, clasped his hands and said plaintively: Your Majesty, please let that servant return to his post. When he had an official position, he could at least restrain himself a little. Now that he has no official position, he is light-hearted. That guy is acting more and more freely and unscrupulously, and his martial arts skills are so high that the people under my command can't stop him... To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I have to keep one eye open even when sleeping these days, lest the guy jumps up again. Come out and give me a beating!

If there was no such thing as the Japanese Ronin landing, he would never have said this.

Now that things like this have happened, he has no worries anymore...

Previously, he also believed that it was Yang Ge's extraordinary behavior in Jiangsu and Zhejiang that incited the monarch and his ministers to turn against each other.

Now, the behavior of the Zhejiang Party officials colluding with the Japanese to put pressure on the imperial court has completely made him see clearly... Yang Ge's extraordinary behavior did not instigate the monarch and his subjects to turn against each other, but tore off the fig leaf of the harmony between the monarch and his subjects!

In other words, they have to thank Yang Ge.

If Yang Ge hadn't torn off the fig leaf, they wouldn't have known that these important ministers who spoke of loyalty, filial piety and benevolence had become so wild in their hearts!

Hahaha……

Emperor Xiping gloated and laughed loudly: Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, doesn't that guy like to do errands in the name of a cook?

He shook the document in his hand: Just let him continue to be his cook. It won't delay his errands, and if something goes wrong, no one can blame me. I can achieve many things with one action!

Shen Fa:......

You are happy.

But isn't this putting me on the fire?

The officials couldn't do anything to that copper pea, so they couldn't do anything to me?

He wanted to say a few more good words for Yang Ge, but felt that it was not enough, so he had to turn and said: Your Majesty, according to the information Yang Ge submitted, the Japanese invasion along the coast will probably be more serious than I expected. If If it is not controlled as soon as possible, it may cause the situation in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiaodong to deteriorate, allowing those who are interested to take advantage of the loopholes.

Emperor Xiping gave a faint hmm and wrote lightly: Don't be in a hurry, the heat is not yet there.

Shen Fa understood what he meant, but when he thought of Yang Ge's fist, he bit the bullet and tried to persuade him again.

At this moment, Emperor Xiping shook the document in it again and asked: Where is Qin Feng, the deputy of Qianhu, who is mentioned in the book?

Shen Fa replied: Reporting to Your Majesty, Qin Feng has not arrived in Beijing yet.

Emperor Xiping: Is he from Ma Dai?

Shen Fa was stunned for a moment and replied truthfully: Your Majesty, Qin Feng is indeed the Deputy Qianhu promoted by Lord Ma.

Emperor Xiping casually threw the official document on the imperial desk and replied calmly: Ma Dai, the commander of the Embroidery Guard, has been working for some years. He is confused, so let's deal with it together. If you do it well, you are the one. The new commander of the Xiuyi Guards!

When Shen Fa heard this, his heart was greatly shaken. Countless thoughts suddenly surged through his mind, but he bowed his head respectfully to the end: I will obey the holy order. Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!

He understood that this was not just the replacement of the old and new commanders of the Xiuyi Guards, nor was it just a matter of a former commander of the Xiuyi Guards about to confiscate his house and exterminate his family.

This was also a signal sent by the emperor to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

As one of the sharpest steel knives in the emperor's possession, Xiuyiwei has always been a barometer of the court.

For example, Ma Dai, the commander of the embroidered clothes guard, was very close to the civil servants... Although he thought he was doing it very secretly, in fact, in the eyes of caring people, he was just a louse on the head of a bald man.

His sitting in the seat of the Commander of the Xiuyi Guard is equivalent to the emperor telling all civil and military officials: ‘You can go about your business with peace of mind. As long as no big mistakes are made, I will not cause any trouble for you. ’

At this juncture when all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were holding their breath and wanted to give Emperor Xiping a big job, Emperor Xiping purged the embroidery guards and replaced him, a determined royal party member, in charge of the embroidery guards.

It is tantamount to declaring war on the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty: 'You are unkind, so don't blame me for being unrighteous! ’

The rebellion between the king and his ministers has reached this point, and it has reached the point where they are fighting hand to hand and getting bloodshed.

Continue to develop in this direction...

Either the ministers will force Emperor Xiping to retreat and regain the leadership of the court.

Either Emperor Xiping suppressed the ministers and monopolized power.

There is no room for compromise.

Although this step was within their plan from the beginning.

But they were walking too fast and too hastily. They should have taken advantage of the great victory in northern Xinjiang, boiled the frogs in warm water, and taken back power step by step.

But can this whole thing be blamed on Yang Ge?

Shen Fa felt that it was impossible. No matter how outrageous Yang Ge's behavior in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was, and if he violated taboos again, it would not be worthy of the officials using such a huge array to plot against him!

This game is clearly aimed at Emperor Xiping!

This shows that they have long seen through Emperor Xiping's plan, and Yang Ge was just an excuse and cover from beginning to end.

And Emperor Xiping had obviously seen through the intentions of his ministers early on. That was why he was so determined and left no room for action when he tried to protect Yang Ge.

High-end game!

'Why. ’

Shen Fa sighed deeply in his heart, thinking that Yang Ge's urgent request for reinforcements failed, but he was inexplicably promoted...

He touched his aching eye sockets and thought to himself: 'No, I have to make amends. I must not let that guy enter the capital again! ’

Happy Winter Solstice to all the gentlemen and little princesses... Are you eating dumplings or mutton today?