Chapter 255: Instructing Gu Tingye

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

Everyone looked at Zhang Guifen who was kneeling on the ground.

They couldn't help but admire this daughter of a general.

It takes a certain amount of courage to say those words in front of Empress Cao for her husband.

The way Zhu Zongguan looked at Zhang Maoze was like looking at a dead person.

If the other party insisted that he wanted to harm him, there might be a chance to turn things around. At worst, with Empress Cao around, he would not die.

But he should never directly involve Wei Yuan.

Even if it was his plan, could he say such a thing?

Once he said it, would the nobles and generals in the court let Zhang Maoze live?

Paused.

Empress Cao first ordered the maidservant beside her to slap Zhang Maize hard, then looked at Zhang Guifen and said:

"Zhang girl, stand up."

"Lord Wei is the general of our dynasty and the pillar of the 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 eunuch is a eunuch, but he framed the minister of the front palace. The queen only slapped him in the face. Guifen. Guifen feels wronged!"

As soon as the voice fell.

Before Madam Zhang and the other nobles could say anything, Wang Anshi’s wife Wu Qiong suddenly stood up and bowed: "Madam, no matter what the reason is, as a eunuch, you should not openly discuss the ministers in the front hall. Let’s not talk about why Lord Wei wants to harm this eunuch, and what good will it do to harm him." "But Lord Wei is patrolling the border under the order of the emperor. If he does not severely punish this eunuch, it will inevitably make the meritorious officials feel disappointed." Few people know why she stood up to help Zhang Guifen. However, even her family of the Qingliu family stood up and spoke. The families of the nobles quickly formed a united front and stood up one after another, saying:

"My queen, if any eunuch can frame an important minister of the country, I am afraid no one will dare to be loyal to the country."

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

"As everyone knows, Lord Wei has outstanding military exploits. Both Liao and Xia are afraid of him. If the enemy country and the eunuch in front of them have any plans to harm Lord Wei, they can explain it 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 Maozhe is, he can't affect Wei Yuan's status.

The Great Zhou can be without a eunuch, but it can't be without Lord Wei.

Since this matter involves the loyal and brave Marquis's mansion, it is reasonable to help one or two according to the principle of sharing the same prosperity and loss among the nobles.

With so many people speaking up, even Empress Cao couldn't openly show favoritism.

Zhang Maoze, who had calmed down, was already sweating coldly and had lost all hope.

Empress Cao slowly closed her eyes, waved her hand, and said, "Forget it, hand him over to the Imperial City Division for strict interrogation."

Chief Steward Zhu naturally wouldn't miss this great opportunity, and without saying a word, he asked the guards to take Zhang Maoze away.

After such a scene, Empress Cao lost interest, so she let all the female relatives do as they pleased and returned to the palace to rest.

If Zhang Maoze didn't reveal Wei Yuan's name, there would actually be a chance to save him.

After all, Empress Cao and the emperor had been through thick and thin together for decades, and it was impossible for them to not even be able to save one person.

But now that Wei Yuan was involved, she was powerless.

Wei Yuan was the prince's tutor, and was the future assistant minister that she and Zhao Zhen had personally decided on. It wasn't a choice between Wei Yuan and Zhang Maoze, because he didn't deserve it.

After the queen left, Madam Zhang and others would not stay here, so they left one after another.

When Wu Qiong left, Zhang Guifen stopped her and expressed her gratitude,

"Today, I want to thank Madam Wu for her righteous words."

Wu Qiong smiled and said, "Madam Hou, you are very kind."

Zhang Guifen said, "Let's go to taste tea and appreciate flowers together if there is a chance."

Wu Qiong said, "It's better to obey than to be respectful."

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

"Just now I heard that not long ago, the eunuch had been to the residence of the Minister of Personnel, and it seemed that he had a dispute with Minister Wang."

Zhang Guifen asked curiously, "Mother, what you mean is that Wu Qiong is helping me and helping herself?"

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

Zhang Guifen agreed deeply.

She contacted Wu Qiong, didn't she have her own purpose?

Two days after the palace banquet, Zhang Maoze's matter came to a conclusion.

After the "investigation" of the Imperial City Department, this person was indeed suspected of treason. According to the laws of the country, he was executed in the autumn.

And Zhang Maoze committed suicide in the prison of the Imperial City Department because he felt guilty about the emperor and the queen.

In the Xuanzheng Hall.

Yan Da had already written a letter to Zhao Zhen about Zhang Maoze's treason.

The latter just glanced at it, nodded, and said nothing more.

Yan Da believed that Wei Yuan's layout was flawless after the Imperial City Department checked and filled in the gaps.

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

In their view, it was just a eunuch who died.

Like them, the literati have always hated the powerful eunuchs.

Especially Zhang Maoze dared to "frame" Wei Yuan, the minister of the front hall.

When Yan Da left the palace, he was sent off by a confidant of Zhu Zongguan.

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 talented people 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?"