[Chapter 209] Meet an acquaintance again in the mountains?

(0209)

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"Sir, Zhu Xieyuan is here too." After wandering outside for a few days, Minghao finally came back. He, the captain of the scout, was quite competent. There was a lot of news to Xu Xingxia, and the most interesting one was that the Shaanxi Censor Zhu Xieyuan came to Ningxia Town.

However, after the censor arrived in Ningxia Town, he did not enter Ningxia City directly and met with all the senior leaders of Ningxia Town. Instead, he wandered around the castles around Ningxia City, which made the senior officials of Ningxia Town feel sweating on their foreheads. Idiots all know that Zhu Xieyuan's behavior is definitely serious.

Xu Xingxia had no impression of who was the three-sided governor of Shaanxi. However, he had an impression of Zhu Xieyuan, the Shaanxi Censor. In the history of the late Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xieyuan was also considered a great man. He once supervised the five southwestern provinces to suppress the rebellion of chieftain She Chongming, and once persuaded the workers of the *** to disperse the *** workers in Suzhou Prefecture, and surrendered himself in convincingly. In the 35th year of Wanli, because his parents were old, he resigned and returned to his hometown and served his parents for ten years. It was not until the beginning of this year that he was deposed and served as the Shaanxi Censor.

Judging from the relevant information from later generations, Zhu Xieyuan is not only tough in his attitude and does not serve the powerful, but also has a very flexible method. In addition to being good at governing government affairs, he is also very good at military affairs. He also has a very strong point, that is, no matter how complicated the matter is, it will become very simple when it comes to his hands. This time, Zhu Xieyuan will make any major moves when he arrives in Ningxia Town, and I still don’t know yet.

The biggest possibility is that the governor or general officer of Ningxia Town assumes corresponding leadership responsibilities, and is transferred from Ningxia Town, or even demoted. This time, Mo Rigen led the Tatars to the south, causing such great losses to Ningxia Town. As the two big bosses of Ningxia Town, if no one of them assumes the responsibility, it would be unreasonable. I am afraid that they will not be able to pass the imperial examination when they get to the emperor. As for who is in trouble in the end, it is hard to say.

Of course, it is also possible that other people were pulled out as scapegoats to punish the two big bosses. If both big bosses are unwilling to be punished, they will definitely instruct someone below to take the initiative to bear all the blame. As long as the person below is willing to take the initiative to bear all the blame, even Zhu Xieyuan will not be able to pursue and attack the two big bosses. These unspoken rules in the officialdom are difficult to break.

The final result is very likely that a person with a certain official position but not strong enough in the background was pulled out and dismissed from office and returned to his hometown to explain to the court. The biggest possibility is a third-rank official. A third-rank official, whether he is big or small, is the best choice for scapegoats. Whether he is against the superior or the inferior, he can explain it.

As for the grassroots garrisons below, they probably won't touch it. No one wants to open the corruption below. The result of the lifting can only be to make trouble and cause trouble. Whether it is the three-sided governor or the Shaanxi Censor, they are definitely not fools. They will never do anything too stupid. Zhu Xieyuan has a strong ability to deal with things, and can be considered as being upright, but he is definitely not a perfect saint.

However, from Xu Xingxia's perspective, he hoped that the superiors would lift this matter and make all the decays below public. He was not a person who pleaded for the people, nor did he have any chivalrous courage. However, for his future, he had to pull down a group of people. How could he get up to the top without a free position? As for how to pull people down? It seems very simple, and he just needs to expose the situation in Zhenshuobao.

Nearly 10,000 people in Zhenshuo Fort were killed by the Tartars, kidnapped, and some were driven up as cannon fodder. If it weren't for the great methods of Weizhen Fort, all of these cannon fodders would have been killed. If such a tragedy was exposed, everyone in the world would know that it would be absolutely not enough for Ningxia Town to hand over a third-rank official. No matter how lazy Emperor Wanli was, such a tragedy would have to be investigated.

As long as Emperor Wanli asks about this, the earthquake in Ningxia Town's officialdom will definitely be inevitable. Not only will the upper level change, but also the lower level will also experience great shocks. Those responsible thousand households, guard commanders, guerrillas, sergeants, deputy generals, deputy generals, etc. will definitely have a large number of personnel to be dismissed. As long as these positions are vacant, Xu Xingxia will have a chance. Paralyzed, this hundred households have been used for too long.

Of course, the consequences of doing this are also quite serious. Once Weizhenbao publicly exposes the tragedy of Zhenshuobao, it will be equivalent to opposing the entire Ningxia Town. It is estimated that the pressure from the superiors will be very great. Originally, the two big men in Ningxia Town had already disliked him very much, and later the relationship between the two parties was slightly eased because of the need to exchange two idiots. However, if this matter broke out, the relationship between the two parties would definitely be stiff again.

"Yuan Chonghuan, I'll leave it to you to do the matter of Zhenshuobao! You want to seek justice for those unjustly killed people!" Xu Xingxia's eyes rolled and thought of the best candidate to expose the matter. He called Yuan Chonghuan and said righteously. He had already seen that Yuan Chonghuan was full of anger. As long as he was given a chance to set off a fire, he would never let it go. He dared to say anything about Ping Liao for five years, and what else he dared not say?

"Sir, please wait! If this matter is not up to Datian, I will not be called Yuan Chonghuan!" Sure enough, Yuan Chonghuan's answer was very angry and did not consider the consequences of the big pot at all. He was tortured by the refugees, and he hated the most the bastards in Ningxia City. He would never let them go if he had the opportunity to punish them.

In the future, he dared to refuse the emperor's imperial edict, so he directly cut off a general's head. It can be seen that some of his personalities are indeed different from ordinary people. He is definitely not the kind of person who has meticulous thinking and takes three steps. He dares to kill people at will, so what is the point of making a report? He simply wished he could send all those guys to the guillotine.

Before, Yuan Chonghuan had found time and contacted the relevant parties in Ningxia City, hoping that Ningxia City would accept the refugees and properly resettle them. As a result, Ningxia City did not take it seriously at all and sent him back in a few words. Someone even humiliated Yuan Chonghuan unscrupulously. You, a juren who didn't even have an official position, ran to Ningxia Town to point fingers. Who do you think you are? Yuan Chonghuan is so angry that you can imagine. Now that Xu Xingxia gives him a chance to fire a gun, what else is he worried about?

In less than half a day, Yuan Chonghuan wrote a memorial to Datian. He was angry and wrote as if he was a god. He was so scattered that he could only write thousands of words, which exaggerated the causes and consequences of Zhenshuobao, the rampage of the Tartars, and the misery of the people. Xu Xingxia browsed the memorial briefly, and couldn't help but worry. Paralyzed, Yuan Heizi was really sharp in writing articles and dared to say anything. If this memorial was exposed, it would probably be a mess in Ningxia Town and the governors on the three sides could not control it.

However, Xu Xingxia is definitely not a person who is afraid of trouble. If you, Yuan Chonghuan, dare to write, don’t I dare to send it? There is no such reason! Unfortunately, I don’t have the qualifications to face the saint, otherwise I will send it directly to the emperor’s case! How to send it? Of course, it is not to send it directly to the top. It is a sheep entering the tiger’s mouth and falling into the trap. The best way is of course to send it abroad in Shaanxi.

Nowadays, money can make the devil push the grind. Xu Xingxia found Wang Xia and gave him 500 taels of silver, asking him to leave Shaanxi quickly and look for some people who specialize in dirty work in Shanxi. He was responsible for copying hundreds of Yuan Chonghuan's memorials, and distributed them everywhere in Taiyuan Prefecture, Datong Prefecture, Xuan Prefecture and others. He also found someone else and distributed them directly to the capital. He would send them wherever the people were the most. He could also throw a few copies of the houses of the powerful and powerful.

Hehe, aren’t there Jinyiwei and Dongchang? I’m afraid that this kind of thing can’t be hidden from the eyes of the factory guards! It’s good, it’s true. In fact, Xu Xingxia never thought of hiding the factory guards. As long as it can attract the attention of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, this matter will be exposed. What is the first reaction of Dongchang and Jinyiwei who learned about this? Of course, Shangdatian listened to it. Yuan Chonghuan’s purpose was achieved.

As for the consequences after Shangdatian listened, Xu Xingxia didn't care and was too lazy to ask about it. It was all the affairs of the senior management, and it would be a long time before there was feedback. After the superiors reacted, it would not be too late to make plans. He had something else to do now. Sun Dakun came to urge him. He originally promised to give him leopard skin within three months, but he has not given it yet! For the sake of 50,000 taels of silver, Xu Xingxia decided to take a trip to Helan Mountain.

The distance from Weizhen Fort to Helan Mountain was not far from Weizhen Fort, Xu Xingxia took Liu Chuang to Helan Mountain, plunged into the deep mountains and forests, looking for traces of golden leopards everywhere. As a result, he was lucky. Two days after entering the mountain, Xu Xingxia unexpectedly discovered a golden leopard. He was overjoyed and hurriedly bent his bow and arrows, and shot out an arrow.

"Swoosh!"

The black feathered arrow roared away.

"Swoosh!"

At this moment, another arrow shot out from a distance, whistling towards the golden leopard. As a result, two arrows from different directions shot the golden leopard not far away at almost the same time. The golden leopard shook its body and fell down.

"who?"

Xu Xingxia immediately shouted vigilantly.

"Who?"

Almost at the same time, someone there shouted in a low voice.

Then, three people walked out of the dense forest not far away. One was obviously dressed as a rich man, with beautiful eyes and majestic weapons, and probably not an ordinary person. The other two were both his servants. These two servants were both young, but they were quite strong. They also carried archers and arrows on their backs, so they seemed to be good at archery shooting.

"Who are you? I discovered this golden leopard first!" The rich young man frowned and said. His tone was not particularly tough, he did not feel too strong, but he did not mean to give in at all. It can be seen that his personal cultivation is pretty good. At least, he did not have any behavior that made Xu Xingxia very disgusted.

Xu Xingxia casually said, "What's your name?"

The rich young man said proudly: "Ma Shilong!"

Xu Xingxia vaguely seemed to feel that this name was familiar, and she seemed to have heard it somewhere. However, she couldn't remember it all at once. This is the disadvantage of time travelers. Many things seem to have impressions and heard it all, but it is not easy to remember it all at once.

Ma Shilong noticed that Xu Xingxia's face was strange, and understood that the other party had obviously heard of his name, but he couldn't remember it for a while, so he said proudly: "I come from the Ma family in Tiezhuquan!"

Xu Xingxia patted his head and remembered that in the Liaodong battlefield in the late Ming Dynasty, there was indeed a general named Ma Shilong. This guy was from a hereditary military family in Ningxia. Tiezhuquan was in the southeast of Ningxia Town, which should be under the jurisdiction of Ningxia defenders. The Ma Shilong in front of him is very likely to be the Ma Shilong in the future.

I really didn't expect that whenever I went into the mountains to find a leopard, I would meet historical celebrities. Judging from Ma Shilong's archery skills just now, his skills were quite hard. Judging from the distance he shot the arrow, it should be about thirty feet. The bows and arrows he used were also specially made. The arrow shaft was very slender and silver-white, as if it was plated with a layer of silver. It should be the legendary silver-winged arrow, the most elegant of the arrows used by the powerful.

As for the bent bow behind him, it was pitch black but shiny, it should be the legendary black gold bow. This is a hard bow of three stones and ordinary archers cannot afford it. The black gold bow and silver-winged arrow all fully demonstrate that this Ma Shilong has a great background. This is not only a matter of level, but also involves financial resources.

Suddenly remembering Hu Yan Aobo's words, Xu Xingxia couldn't help but look at Ma Shilong. At the beginning, Hu Yan Aobo said that in Ningxia Town, there is another young man with good archery skills. Could it be this Ma Shilong? He looks really young, probably only twenty-three or four years old. At this age, with such archery skills and being able to drive a hard bow of three stones, it should be the person Hu Yan Aobo mentioned.

Xu Xingxia did not inform her name and said bluntly: "Since that's the case, let's compete. You and I compete with archery. Whose archery is the best, and this leopard belongs to whoever has the best. If you have a better way, you can propose it."

Ma Shilong said without hesitation: "Your method is very good, I agree!"

Obviously, he was very confident in his archery skills. When he was speaking, he had already held the black gold bow in his hand and tapped another silver-winged arrow. As long as Xu Xingxia said that he would start, he could shoot the arrow immediately. As for the target of the shooting, it was naturally Xu Xingxia who decided.

Xu Xingxia pointed to the stone wall in the distance and said lightly: "We each shot an arrow here. Whoever shoots the deepest into the stone wall will be the winner."

Ma Shilong slowly raised the black golden bow and said calmly: "Okay!"

His attitude was not arrogant, and his speech was gentle and gentle. If he only listened to his words, he seemed to be like a woman. However, the pride in his bones was something that others could feel. No matter what Xu Xingxia said, he would follow it. This attitude was indeed a bit arrogant. Obviously, Ma Shilong was very confident about his archery skills. In fact, he had never encountered an opponent in simple archery skills.

"please!"

Xu Xingxia said in a deep voice.

Ma Shilong bent his bow and arrow without hesitation, and shot out one arrow.

The arrow he used was very slender. He saw a silver light passing by and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Looking at the stone wall in front, the arrow had already shot deep into the stone wall, leaving only a piece of arrow shaft outside. Basically, half of the arrow shaft was shot into the stone wall. Such arm strength was indeed very outstanding.

Ma Shilong hung down the black golden bow and said, "It's your turn!"

Xu Xingxia nodded, took off the Dragon Xiang bow, and posed on the black feather arrow, and the string was up to the full moon.

"Swoosh!"

The black feathered arrow roared away.

The arrows also sank deep into the stone wall, flooding half of the arrow shaft.

The most wonderful thing is that the arrow of the black feather arrow is less than three inches away from the silver wing arrow. Such a distance makes Ma Shilong say nothing. At such a distance, the hardness of the stone wall must be about the same. Xu Xingxia had no intention of taking advantage of him at all. Ma Shilong couldn't help but frowned. Obviously, he felt that Xu Xingxia was extraordinary.

After carrying Long Xianggong back to the back, Xu Xingxia said calmly: "Please check with Mr. Ma!"

Ma Shilong silently stepped forward and pulled out the two arrows with force. His face was a little dim. The length of the black feather arrow shot into the stone wall was obviously longer than the silver wing arrow. In other words, he lost. Longxiang bow is a three-stone hard bow, and the black feather arrow it shot out is of course much stronger than the black gold bow with only one stone and three dou.

Ma Shilong said calmly: "I lost, the leopard is yours."

Xu Xingxia smiled slightly, bowed her hand and said with a smile: "Take the way, bear the way."

Ma Shilong nodded and asked curiously: "You are Xu Baihu from Weizhen Fort?"

Xu Xingxia nodded generously and said with a smile: "That's right, I am Xu Xingxia."

His archery skills have gradually spread in Ningxia Town. As a member of Ningxia Town and an archery expert, it would probably be impossible if Ma Shilong had never heard of his name. After all, there are definitely not many people with such archery skills. At their level, it is very difficult to find a fellow man or an opponent of the same level. As long as he discovers it, he will pay deep attention to it and find ways to deepen his understanding. The so-called mutual appreciation is also the same.

Ma Shilong looked at the Long Xiang bow behind him, and then the black feather arrow behind him, and said enviously: "Xu Baihu's archery skills are so outstanding, it is really amazing. How many people in the world can drive three stone bows? I, Ma, usually don't convince others, but today I have to say the word "convinced" to Xu Baihu. This golden leopard belongs to Xu Baihu!"
Chapter completed!