Chapter 142 Another Road
Zhou Zheng felt helpless when he listened to Yuan Chonghuan's words.
What else can I do? In terms of this, Yuan Chonghuan didn't listen at all. He had to ask Huang Taiji to defeat Mao Wenlong and attack the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty from Xifengkou to awaken?
With the situation in the Ming Dynasty, how can we fight against Jianlu? Even if Jianlu is not, it is a matter of time to destroy the country!
Zhou Zheng completely gave up on the current court.
Without waiting for the guards of the Ministry of War to come, Zhou Zheng raised his hand to Yuan Chonghuan and said, "The officials have no future. I just hope that Lord Yuan can listen to the loyal words of the officials."
After saying that, he walked straight outside.
When Zhou Zheng turned around, he sighed in his heart and then planned a new route.
There is no hope for the road to the court, there is another road!
Yuan Chonghuan had no expression on his face and ignored Zhou Zheng's words.
Huang Weihuai was full of anger and gave a death order to the guards.
The guards did not dare to offend Zhou Zheng, and they did not put shackles or held anything. They just surrounded Zhou Zheng's sides and carefully 'escorted' him away.
"Slow down!" Just as Zhou Zheng turned around, a deep shout suddenly sounded in the quiet hall.
The sound was abrupt, causing everyone to look at the source of the sound.
Man Gui!
He had already inserted his knife back and stood in the hall, Mao Hu looked at Huang Weihuai and Zhou Zheng with his expression invisible.
Yuan Chonghuan looked at Man Gui and frowned.
Huang Weihuai turned to Man Gui, his pupils shrank slightly. He knew that Man Gui and Yuan Chonghuan were incompatible, and he also knew that Li Hengbing in the court used Man Gui to frame Zhou Zheng.
Huang Weihuai did not give Man Gui the opportunity to speak, and said directly: "Mr. Man, this is our business. Could it be that you want to interfere?"
Man Gui returned to the chair and sat down, took a sip of wine, and said, "I'm just curious that they are all imperial envoys of the imperial court. When can the lords be able to capture the deputy envoys at will? Wouldn't that mean that the governor of Liaodong can capture the Liaodong governor at will, and the generals at will?"
The imperial envoy was a senior official, representing the emperor. In terms of regulation, the governor of Liaodong could also be seen.
Man Gui's words seemed to be fine, but in fact they were sarcastic and said to Yuan Chonghuan. He is now the general, stationed in Songshan City.
Yuan Chonghuan seemed to have nothing to come and could not sit upright.
Huang Weihuai looked at Man Gui and said in a serious manner: "I am the envoy appointed by the emperor. If someone talks nonsense and destroys this mission, of course he has the right to arrest him and send him to the capital for punishment!"
"You don't!"
Zhou Zheng, who had already turned around, turned back and looked at Li Hengbing and said lightly.
"What did you say?" Huang Weihuai looked harsh and stared at Zhou Zheng and said coldly.
Mangui picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth, making a loud noise.
Zhou Zheng looked at Huang Weihuai and said, "You have no right to arrest me, I have not done anything wrong. On the contrary, you, facing the crazy words of the thieves and enemies, are afraid of them, ignore the righteousness, and regard the country and the country, and now you are even more shamelessly blaming me. It's ridiculous! Also, I am also the deputy envoy of the emperor's imperial decree. Even if you are the envoy, you have no right to arrest me directly. What you have to do should be to write to the court and wait for the court's decision. If you dare to imprison yourself, then try whether my pen tip is profitable enough!"
Man Gui's words just now were a sarcasm to Yuan Chonghuan, and also a reminder to Zhou Zheng that Huang Weihuai has no right to arrest him!
Huang Weihuai's face looked ugly, his eyes were blazing fire, and he couldn't speak for a moment.
What Zhou Zheng said is naturally right. If Zhou Zheng does not resist, it is equivalent to pleading guilty, and there is no problem with Huang Weihuai arresting him. But if Zhou Zheng resists, it will be difficult to say whether it is right or wrong.
If Huang Weihuai forcibly arrested Zhou Zheng and did not wait to enter Beijing, Zhou Zheng would write a letter to make a strong argument, and the censors would add fuel to the fire. It is not certain who is unlucky! The key is that once Zhou Zheng wrote a letter, Huang Weihuai might not be able to go to Chenyang!
Without Yuan Chonghuan's support, Huang Weihuai could not do this, so when he saw Zhou Zheng's tough attitude, he couldn't help but turn to look at Yuan Chonghuan.
Yuan Chonghuan's eyes looked at Man Gui, with a faint indifference.
Both the chief and deputy envoys represent the emperor. There is no special reason to naturally not be able to capture Mangui, just like he cannot capture Mangui.
Man Gui suddenly jumped out, which was equivalent to standing up for Zhou Zheng. If he forced Zhou Zheng, Man Gui would definitely have something to do.
Mangui ate and drank a lot, but he didn't care at all.
How could Man Gui remain indifferent to the fact that Li Hengbing framed him and Zhou Zheng in the court? Although he did not find out that Li Hengbing had any correspondence with Yuan Chonghuan, the only one who could use such a method among the people he offended!
Yuan Chonghuan glanced at the other people in the hall with different expressions again. Anger rose in his chest, pressed him down, and stood up with a slightly cold expression, and said lightly: "Let's go away."
After saying that, he was about to leave.
Before Yuan Chonghuan left, Man Gui suddenly put down the wine pot in his hand, stood up and shouted: "Okay, take a break and go together tomorrow morning."
Let’s go together, naturally, I will be with Zhou Zheng, Huang Weihuai and others.
Yuan Chonghuan paused and became more angry. If he had not forced the king's minister away and ordered the court to just manage, he would have written a letter again to drive away Man Gui!
When Huang Weihuai saw Yuan Chonghuan leaving, his expression became more and more grim. When Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui left, he said coldly to Zhou Zheng: "Even if I don't arrest you, do you still dare to go? If you dare to go, Jianlu will definitely swallow you alive!"
Zhou Zheng was also an accident with this incident today, but going to Chenyang to see the true national strength of Jianlu was Zhou Zheng's only purpose, and everything else was by the way.
Zhou Zheng quickly cared about the dangers of this trip and said lightly: "Why do you fear life and death on the journey of the great way?"
Regarding such generous words that were obviously sarcastic to him, Huang Weihuai sneered, shook his hand, and walked towards Yuan Chonghuan's disappearing side door with big strides.
The heads all left, and the others left in groups of three or three, looking at Zhou Zheng, many of them were very strange.
Zhou Zheng let out a sigh of relief and felt much pressure.
The adults in the court all had ulterior motives and were busy fighting for power and profit. The generals from the frontier were not much better, and even the bottom line was unclear.
Perhaps, there is only one way to go.
Zhou Zheng thought silently and turned away from the hall.
He returned to his temporary room and was still thinking freely.
He didn't expect that he would meet the Jianlu people here, and it would be even more dangerous to go to Chenyang when he had such a trip. He had to make some arrangements, but he couldn't really die.
In the backyard of the governor's yamen, Huang Weihuai gritted his teeth and said, "I should have left Zhou Zhengyun in Shanhaiguan. It's good now. With Mangui intervened, he can't keep it even if he wants to!"
Yuan Chonghuan was more thinking about Liaodong and said lightly: "I need time to purify Liaodong and stabilize Ningjin. This time, you must get Huang Taiji's correct words!"
Huang Weihuai and Yuan Chonghuan had the same idea, that is, Liaodong as a whole was very dirty. If you want to block the Jianlu, you must build the Ningjin line, which takes time.
Huang Weihuai was so angry that he said in a deep voice: "It's okay if Zhou Zhengyun is going to go. When I arrive in Chenyang, I will find a reason to lock him in the room and not allow him to see Huang Taiji or anyone from Jianlu!"
"Okay." Yuan Chonghuan said slowly without any haste.
In fact, Yuan Chonghuan didn't care about Zhou Zheng, nor did he think that a small censor could ruin his plan. In Yuan Chonghuan's view, Huang Taiji had just succeeded to the throne and needed time to consolidate his position and settle various internal problems, especially to master the army.
It can be said that "rest and fight" is their inevitable choice, and it is a tacit understanding.
From the beginning to the end, Dongjiang Town was not within Yuan Chonghuan's consideration. He just wanted to consolidate the Ningjin front line, ensure that Ningjin was not lost, and not allow Jianlu to attack the doorstep.
This is exactly what Zhou Zheng was worried about. This strategic gap would lead to the Ming Dynasty's defeat and no chance to return to Chenyang!
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Early the next morning, Huang Weihuai and Zhou Zheng and others set off normally. The difference was that Man Gui walked in front of them with more than a thousand people, walking in front of them, not far or near.
Man Gui didn't say half of it to Zhou Zheng. Perhaps he didn't take the little seventh-rank censor's eyes in his heart, and went straight in when he arrived at Songshan City.
Chapter completed!