Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan

Chapter 255 Gu Tingye’s guidance

At this time, in front of the main hall of Yanfu Palace.

Everyone looked at Zhang Guifen who was kneeling down.

I couldn't help but admire this general and tiger girl in my heart.

It takes a certain amount of courage to dare to say those words in front of Empress Cao for the sake of one's own officials.

Manager Zhu looked at Zhang Maoze as if he were looking at a dead person.

If the other party insists that he is the one who wants to harm him, there may be some chance for him to stand up, but if things go wrong, Queen Cao will be there to prevent his death.

But it was absolutely wrong to not involve Wei Yuan directly.

Even if it is his layout and planning, can this kind of thing be said?

Once it is said, can the noble generals in the DPRK let Zhang Maoze live?

There was a pause.

Empress Cao first ordered the maid next to her to slap Zhang Maoze hard, then looked at Zhang Guifen and said:

"Girl from the Zhang family, get up."

"Marquis Wei is the general of our dynasty and the pillar of our country. I will never allow anyone to speak rudely to him!"

Hearing this, Zhang Guifen did not stand up, but continued to kowtow and said:

"This father-in-law is a chamberlain, but he framed the minister of the front palace. The empress just slapped her and blamed him. Guifen. Guifen feels aggrieved!"

The words just fell.

Before Mrs. Zhang and other dignitaries said anything, she saw Wang Anshi's wife Wu Qiong suddenly stood up and bowed:

"My Lady, no matter what the reason is, as a chamberlain, you should not talk openly about the ministers in the front palace. Let's not talk about why Lord Wei wants to harm this father-in-law. What's the benefit of harming him?"

"However, Lord Wei is patrolling the border under the emperor's order after all. If this minister is not dealt with strictly, it will inevitably make the hero feel cold."

Not many people know why she stood up to speak for Zhang Guifen.

However, even her Qingliu family members stood up and spoke. The noble family members quickly reached a united front and unanimously spoke to the outside world. They stood up one after another and said:

"Your Majesty, if any of the servants can frame and frame the important ministers of the country, I'm afraid no one will dare to serve the country and do their best."

"Mother, Lord Wei is the pillar of the country. There is no reason to harm this important minister who is suspected of collaborating with the enemy."

"As we all know, Lord Wei has outstanding military exploits, and both Liao and Xia are wary of him. If the enemy country has any plans with this father-in-law to harm Lord Wei, it can be explained clearly."

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Why do they want to help Wei Yuan's family?

The reason is very simple. Even a fool knows that no matter how powerful Zhang Mao is, it is impossible for him to affect Wei Yuan's status in the slightest.

Zhou Dynasty can be without a chamberlain, but it cannot be without Lord Wei.

Since this matter involves the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, in line with the principle that one is prosperous and one suffers both losses, it is naturally reasonable to help one or two.

With so many people speaking, even Empress Cao would not be able to openly show favoritism.

Zhang Mao, who had calmed down, was already breaking out in a cold sweat and was completely despairing.

Empress Cao slowly closed her eyes, waved her hands, and said, "That's it, hand him over to the Imperial City Department for strict interrogation."

Manager Zhu naturally would not miss this great opportunity. Without saying a word, he asked the guards to take Zhang Maoze down.

After such a scene, Empress Cao lost interest, so she asked the female family members to go back to the palace to rest.

If Zhang Mao didn't tell Wei Yuan's name, he would have been saved.

After all, Empress Cao and the official family have been through thick and thin together for decades, so it is impossible that they can't even protect themselves.

But now that Wei Yuan was involved, there was nothing she could do.

Wei Yuan is the prince's junior master, the future assistant minister she and Zhao Zhen personally decided. The relationship between Wei Yuan and Zhang Maoze is not a multiple-choice question, because he is not worthy.

As soon as the Queen left, Mrs. Zhang and others would not stay here, so they left one after another.

When Wu Qiong left, Zhang Guifen stopped her specifically to express her gratitude.

"I would like to thank Mrs. Wu for speaking up today."

Wu Qiong smiled and said, "Mrs. Hou's words are serious."

Zhang Guifen said: "If we have the opportunity, let's have tea and enjoy the flowers together."

Wu Qiong said: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."

After she left, Mrs. Zhang came to Zhang Guifen's side and said earnestly:

"I just heard someone say that not long ago, the chamberlain went to the Office of the Minister of Civil Affairs and seemed to have a dispute with Wang Shangshu."

Zhang Guifen asked curiously: "The implication of my mother's words is that by helping me, Wu Qiong is also helping herself?"

Mrs. Zhang nodded, "Girl, remember, no one will help us for no reason."

Zhang Guifen deeply agrees.

Didn't she have her own purpose in contacting Wu Qiong?

Two days after the palace banquet, Zhang Maoze's matter came to an end.

After an 'investigation' by the Imperial City Department, this person was indeed suspected of collaborating with the enemy. According to the laws of the country, he would be executed after the fall.

Zhang Mao, on the other hand, committed suicide in the Imperial City Prison because he was ashamed of his officials and the queen.

Inside the Xuanzheng Hall.

Because Zhang Maoze collaborated with the enemy, Yanda had already written a letter and submitted it to Zhao Zhen.

The latter just glanced briefly, nodded, and said nothing more.

Yanda believed that Wei Yuan's layout was flawless after being checked and filled by the Imperial City Division.

As for the ministers in the DPRK, such as the two prime ministers Han Zhang and Wen Yanbo, they did not express their views on this matter.

In their opinion, it was just a chamberlain who died.

Scholar-officials like them have always hated powerful eunuchs.

Especially Zhang Maoze dared to 'frame' Wei Yuan, the front minister.

When Yanda left the palace, he was sent off by a close aide of Manager Zhu.

The confidant said, "General Manager Zhu said that he would like you to convey the general manager's gratitude to the Marquis of Wei."

Yanda nodded slightly, "When you go back, say that three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang."

Who is the 'cobbler'? It goes without saying.

Who is Zhuge Liang? Anyway, it's not that Zhang Maoze.

But the situation against this person is a tacit agreement between the three people, which has extraordinary significance.

The cooperation of the three people can also be said to be achieved in silence.

Perhaps, no one is that Zhuge Liang, but whoever stands in the way of the three of them is that 'Zhuge Liang'.

——

In the sixth year of Jiayou, at the end of October.

Wei Yuan has been wandering in Changcheng Ridge for several days, and he probably explained the deployment of the defense in this area clearly.

At the same time, the matter about Zhang Maoze also reached him.

Wei Yuan instructed Xiao Yuming, "Just in case, when you hand Zhang Xun over to the Imperial City Division, tell them that he fled openly and was beheaded on the spot."

If Zhang Xun arrives in the capital alive, if someone takes this opportunity to target Wei Yuan, things will become troublesome.

Letting him die on the road, this matter can be considered to have an end.

"It has been arranged, please rest assured, General Wei."

"According to the investigation of the spies of the Imperial City Bureau, Li Ninglingge and Li Liangzuo have been put in solitary confinement and dismissed from all their positions."

After hearing this news, Wei Yuan did not show any obvious changes in his expression, and said lightly:

"Li Yuanhao did this just to temporarily stabilize the domestic situation and prevent the tragedy of the two sons fighting each other."

"I heard that Li Yuanhao has health problems? Is this true?"

Xiao Yuming said: "Most of them are rumors. The people of the Imperial City Bureau have investigated. Now that so much time has passed, no one can tell exactly how Lord Xia is doing."

Wei Yuan nodded, "As long as Li Yuanhao dies, there will be a war between Li Ninglingge and Li Liangzuo."

"Yeli Yuqi has no ambition to dominate the world. For him, living in a corner is enough."

"In the future The key to the victory of Li Ninglingge and Li Liangzuo is Yeli Yuqi. "

Xiao Yuming said: "Speaking of Yeli Yuqi, I remembered something. This person is now in contact with the Tibetan king. Do you think we should be on guard against him?"

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "I just want to find a way out for myself. Don't worry about him."

"The Tibetan leaders dare not offend my Great Zhou because of Xixia. They just want to deal with each other as much as possible."

After a pause, Wei Yuan handed the Great Wall Ridge defense map he had drawn in the past few days to Peng Sun and said:

"After the matter here is over, I will return to the capital. I wanted to take you back, but after thinking about it, you should stay here and consolidate the border defense."

Peng Sun took the defense map and carefully kept it. Then, he bowed deeply and said:

"Please rest assured, General Wei, I will do whatever you say."

Wei Yuan was very satisfied.

With Peng Sun and Gu Tingye in Yanbian and the help of the Zhong family army, if there is chaos in the future, these will become his capital.

But he hopes that there will be no chaos in the future.

"General Peng, I think highly of you and will definitely entrust you with important tasks in the future."

"I hope you can make achievements in Yanbian. In the near future, I will find ways to transfer you to the capital."

"After I return to the capital, I will ask the emperor to hand over the defense of the Helan Mountain area to you."

Although Wei Yuan did not explicitly say that he would promote Peng Sun, he did add a burden to him.

As long as he follows his idea and builds up the defense of the Helan Mountain area, he will naturally have achievements.

"Thank you, General Wei, for your cultivation!"

Peng Sun believes that if people want to be prosperous, they need to meet their own nobles.

And his noble is Wei Yuan.

Another day passed, when Wei Yuan was about to leave Changcheng Ridge and head to the last stop of this trip, 'Shilijing', Gu Tingye, who was far away in Weizhou, had already arrived.

Wei Yuan personally summoned him in the big tent,

"You chose to come after General Zhong and Duke Kangguo left one after another, and you didn't mobilize a large number of troops. You are very smart."

Everyone knows that Gu Tingye is Wei Yuan's man, so when he came to ask to see Wei Yuan, it is best to be low-key.

Gu Tingye clasped his fists and said, "I have wanted to see the commander-in-chief for a long time, but I have not received his opinion, so I dare not act rashly."

"I heard that the commander-in-chief left Bao'an and other camps, so I dared to come here to ask for a meeting with the commander-in-chief."

Hearing this, Wei Yuan waved his hand and said, "There is no need for our two families to be so distant."

"I chose to let you join the army instead of taking the imperial examination, which made your ten years of hard work go to waste. Do you blame me?"

Gu Tingye hurriedly said, "The commander-in-chief has been very kind to me. I will never forget it in my life. How can I blame him?"

After all, their Ningyuan Marquis Mansion made its fortune by military merit.

As a result, Gu Tingye wanted to take the imperial examination, which was obviously a bit of a waste of time.

Wei Yuan once analyzed that it should be because the father-son relationship between Gu Tingye and Gu Yankai was not harmonious, and Gu Tingye did not want to use his father's name to mix in the army.

But the Gu family cannot lose the help of the military. Someone in the Gu family must take root in the military.

Otherwise, the so-called Marquis' Mansion, in the end, is nothing but a floating duckweed without roots.

Therefore, Gu Tingye only understood now the significance of Wei Yuan asking him to join the army. How could he not be grateful?

"Although the rank of a state's militia commander is not high, at least he can directly participate in military affairs. In time, it is not impossible for you to surpass your father."

Speaking of this, Wei Yuan deliberately drove everyone else out of the tent, leaving Gu Tingye alone, and said to him in a serious and thoughtful manner:

"Joining the army has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages. When a military general holds power and holds a high position, he will be tabooed by others."

"The current situation is far from peaceful. I have my deepest intentions in keeping you in Yanbian."

"If you want to work for the country, you must also work for yourself, do you understand?"

Gu Tingye said: "Commander Wei, please rest assured."

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "There are only you and me here, there is no need to call us Commander-in-Chief."

After working hard in the army for a while and participating in several small battles, Gu Tingye became more stable.

Sure enough, he is worthy of being the male protagonist in "Know or Not". No matter what environment he is in, he can always adapt quickly.

At this time, Gu Tingye also smiled and called, 'Brother Wei. ’

Wei Yuan patted his shoulder and said, "Do a good job and don't embarrass your father."

"Don't think that if you join the army, you will live in your father's shadow your whole life."

"There are talents from generation to generation. From now on, it will be our generation that stirs up the troubles in the world."

Gu Tingye followed Wei Yuan to Shilijing.

He had not read the military training methods written by Wei Yuan before, and had learned some things from them.

But it was only after he actually joined the army and trained soldiers that he truly understood the significance of the military training methods written by Wei Yuan.

Therefore, he finally got the opportunity to study with Wei Yuan, and he didn't want to miss it.

At this moment, in the Shilijing area, Wei Yuan has clearly outlined the defenses here.

Gu Tingye looked at it and couldn't help but feel confused and said:

"Commander Wei, there is something unclear about your humble position. Your defense deployment in the Helan Mountain and Changcheng Ridge areas was flawless. Why did you just make some simple arrangements when you arrived at Shilijing?"

"Even just arranging five hundred soldiers here? If Xixia invades from Longzhou, wouldn't the Shilijing area be easily taken over by Xixia?"

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "If you can realize this, you can see that you have made progress by following Yang Huairen in a few battles."

"Shilijing is different from Helan Mountain and Changcheng Ridge, which have mountains as natural barriers. This place is endless plains, and within a radius of ten miles, the terrain extends in all directions."

"Like a 'well' shape, no matter how many troops are stationed here, it will not help. After all, the Xixia cavalry cannot be underestimated. They are best at fighting on such plains."

"Therefore, I only use this area as a buffer zone and leave 500 people behind. I also want to create an illusion for the Xixia Army. If a war breaks out in the future, they will think that there are not many troops stationed in Shilijing and attack here first."

Hearing this, Gu Tingye suddenly realized,

"What Commander Wei means is that once Xixia invades, they will definitely attack Shilijing and station five hundred troops here. This is not to defend against the Xia army, but to monitor."

"As long as there is any disturbance in Shilijing, the garrison in Helan Mountain and Changcheng Ridge will know it instantly and respond in time?"